Position in chronology
AnOr 01, 264
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101255.
Transliteration
5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 kal-la-mu 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 ba-ad-iri-na# 2(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4 gaba-ta bala-a giri3 ba-ad-iri-na u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam iti ezem-szul-gi
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 264. 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 (P101255) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101255..
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