Position in chronology
RIME 2.11.06.02, ex. add05
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P431422.
Transliteration
erisz-ki-gal nin ki u4-szu4-ra lu2-utu ensi2 umma-ke4 nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 ki utu-e3 ki nam-tar-re-da e2 mu-na-du3 gaba-ba-a bi2-in-zi mu-bi pa bi2-in-e3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RIME 2.11.06.02, ex. add05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P431422) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P431422..
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