Position in chronology
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.02
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416411.
Transliteration
5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# e2-szitim-gub-ba e2-szu-tum-ka gub-ba ugula ARAD2 kiszib3 lu2-ha-ia3 mu en ga-esz ba-hun lu2-ha-ia3 dub-sar dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §3.02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (P416411) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416411..
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