Position in chronology
SANTAG 6, 030
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211729.
Transliteration
3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 uruda kin til-la HAR-DUB KA-a-ba-ka ba-a-kesz2 e2-gal tum-ma-al giri3 lugal-nesag-e mu nanna kar-zi-da a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz e2-a-na ba-kux(KWU147)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 030. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211729) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211729..
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