Position in chronology
Fs Milano 339-340 02
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P479900.
Transliteration
4(u)# 9(disz) gurusz 6(disz) gin2 i3-szah2-ta? i3-szah2-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3-ba ug3-IL2-e-ne szu ba-ti ugula x-szu?-da iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu# hu#-uh2#-[nu]-ri ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Milano 339-340 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P479900) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P479900..
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