Position in chronology
MAA Z 46411
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382236.
Transliteration
1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2-ta 3(asz) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2 8(asz) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ur-suen#-ke4 [...] x [...] x x [x]-ra-[x?]-sze3? e2-kiszib3-ba nu!-gi-in su-su-dam mu en inanna masz-e i3-pa3 ur-suen# dumu utu-[...] nu-banda3 [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MAA Z 46411. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (P382236) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382236..
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