Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 329
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104541.
Transliteration
3(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-sze3 masz2 1(asz) gur-ra 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta ki ur-szu-mah-ta ARAD2-mu szu ba-ti kislah su-su-dam 1(disz) lugal-me-du10-ga 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 1(disz) lu2-inim-ma-bi-me iti apin-du8-a mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul ARAD2-mu dumu gigir
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 329. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P104541) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104541..
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