Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 380
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104591.
Transliteration
2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 nin-sun2 sza3 uri5-ma 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 nin-sun2 sza3 kuara ur-mes sagi iti u4 3(u) ba-zal ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi sza3 uri5-ma iti ses-da-gu7 mu us2-sa si-ma-num2 ba-hul ur-mes dumu ur-sa6-ga sagi lugal
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 380. 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 (P104591) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104591..
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