Position in chronology
AnOr 01, 116
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101107.
Transliteration
n(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 hu-ba 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz du 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 da-a-a u4 7(disz)-kam iti dumu-zi mu hu-hu-nu-[ri ...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 116. 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 (P101107) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101107..
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