TCBI 2/2, 25

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P381679

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381679.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) kin uruda
ib2-tak4 ki ARAD2-mu
iti szu-numun-a
u4 2(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCBI 2/2, 25. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P381679) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381679..

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