SANER 02, 13

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405221.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> zi3-da
szuku# e2 _a-si-ri_
zi#-ga#
nig2#-szu# a-hu-wa#-qar#
u3# na#-bi#-suen#
iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam#
mu unu# u3# a2#-dam#-bi#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SANER 02, 13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P405221) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405221..

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