Position in chronology
AnOr 07, 312
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101607.
Transliteration
la2-ia3 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) pesz3 sze-er-gu 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 haszhur duru5 gur 1(ban2) ge6-par4 5(u) 4(disz) ir7 la2-ia3-am3 lu2-giri17-zal szandana in-da-gal2 mu si-mu-ru-um u3 lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-ta!(SZA) mu ur-bi2-lum ba-hul-sze3 mu 2(disz)-kam
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 312. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P101607) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101607..
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