SANER 02, 17

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405215.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(ban2) zi3-da#
a-na erin2-mesz mu-wa#-[ar-ba-tim]
sza e2 sza-ab#-[ri-im]
zi#-ga#
sza3 e2 _a-si#-[ri]_
[nig2]-szu# suen-sze-[mi] ugula _a-si#-[ri]_
iti udru u4 3(disz)-kam
mu 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, 17. 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 (P405215) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405215..

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