AUCT 1, 440

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103285

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103285.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(ban2) en-ku-ku
5(ban2) a-bi2
5(ban2) a2#-pi5-li2
5(ban2) i-la-ku
5(ban2) amar-suen!-kal-ga-da
5(ban2) ti-ig#-[x?]
szunigin 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 440. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P103285) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103285..

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