Position in chronology
StLouis 174
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332589.
Transliteration
1(gesz2) 3(u)? 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur zi-ga 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur e2-a gal2-la
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — StLouis 174. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (P332589) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332589..
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