Position in chronology
SACT 2, 148
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129105.
Transliteration
2(szar2) 1(u) 8(disz) sa gi ga2-nun e2-da-na mu-kux(KWU147) gu-nigin2-ba sa 1(u) 8(disz)-ta 2(u) 4(disz) gi gil ma2-la2-a ki a-ab-ba-ta kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga giri3 gu2-tar iti dumu-zi mu ur-bi2-i3-lum ba-hul bi2-du11-ga dub-sar dumu la-a-sa6
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 148. 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 (P129105) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129105..
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