Position in chronology
UET 3, 0279
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P136596.
Transliteration
[...] ninda i3-[de2-a] 2(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a nig2-na [x] siskur2 u4-sakar sag iti gu-la 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1(ban2) zu2-lum ninda i3-de2-a-asz 2(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a nig2-na-sze3 siskur2 u4-sakar e2-u4 5(disz) zi-ga siskur2 lugal sza3 e2 [...] giri3 [...] iti ezem-[...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — UET 3, 0279. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P136596) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P136596..
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