Position in chronology
CAB.G.3.140
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424445.
Transliteration
3(ban2) dabin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza er2-e2-nigin2-na inanna 4(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza na-na-a a-ra2 1(disz)-kam 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 ninda-gur4-ra-sze3 4(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza# kiszib3 kiszib3-NE? na-na-a sza3 e2-gal zi-ga sza3 unu-ga iti ezem-an-na mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CAB.G.3.140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (P424445) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424445..
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