Position in chronology
CDLJ 2002/1 §09
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212349.
Transliteration
2(disz) udu 3(disz) ud5 szu-gid2 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam ki ta2-hi-isz-a-tal-ta 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam ki in-ta-e3-a-ta du11-ga i3-dab5 iti a2-ki-ti mu ma2 en-ki ba-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2002/1 §09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA (P212349) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212349..
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