Position in chronology
AnOr 01, 106
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101097.
Transliteration
1(barig) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 i-szar-be-li2 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 szar-ru-um-ba-ni 2(ban2) ninda sza3-gal simug-e-ne giri3 szar-ru-um-ba-ni u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam iti szu-numun mu hu-uh2-nu-ri
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 106. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P101097) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101097..
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