Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 427
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104636.
Transliteration
2(barig) zi3#? lugal lugal-si-NE-e! 2(barig) sza3-ni lu2 azlag2-me a-sza3 me-en-kar2-ta ki la-ni-mu-ta iti dumu-zi mu kar2-har a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul ur-li9-[si4] dub-sar dumu ur-nigar
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 427. 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 (P104636) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104636..
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