Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 373
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104584.
Transliteration
1(u) ma-na siki kur-ra gibil ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 ki ur4-sza3-ki-du10-ta ma-asz2 szu ba-an-ti kiszib3 za-an-na-za-an-na dam nu-musz-da-an-dul3 iti nesag mu us2-sa ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8 za-an-na-za dam nu-musz-da-an-dul3?
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 373. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P104584) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104584..
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