SANER 02, 14

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405216.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(barig) zi3-da a-na szuku e2
u3 a-hi-a-tim
zi-ga
[nig2-szu a-hu-wa-qar]
[u3 na-bi-suen]
iti gan-gan-e3 u4 [n-kam]
mu ri-im-a-[nu-um lugal-e] unu# u3# a2#-dam#-bi#
na-bi-i3-li2-[szu]
sza13-dub-[ba]
dumu la-ki#-ta-[re-me-ni]
[ARAD ri-im-a-nu-um]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SANER 02, 14. 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 (P405216) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405216..

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