Position in chronology
SACT 2, 118
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129075.
Transliteration
4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 sze lugal-nig2-lagar-e 4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 sze an-na-hi-li-bi 2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-gal2 4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 x x [x] x-gar3-ma 4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-gal2 lu2-szara2 4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 e2 u3 iri-a
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 118. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P129075) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129075..
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