Position in chronology
SACT 2, 126
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129083.
Transliteration
3(disz) sar kin sahar a2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam kab2-ku5 inim-ma-dingir si-ga 2(disz) sar sahar a2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam kab2-ku5 sa6 si-ga 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 [kun-zi]-da gub-ba a-sza3 muru13 [1(disz) 1/2(disz)] sar sahar a2-bi u4 9(disz)-kam [kab2]-ku5 a-sza3 nin-ur4-ra si-ga [ugula] lugal-nesag-a [kiszib3] a-szi-an mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul a-szi-an ARAD2 szara2 dumu lugal-sa6-ga
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 126. 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 (P129083) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129083..
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