Position in chronology
AnOr 01, 207
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101198.
Transliteration
2(disz) gu4 niga saga 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta 2(ban2) duh saga-ta 2(disz) gu4 niga us2 2(ban2) duh saga-ta u4 2(u) 9(disz)-sze3 szunigin 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) duh saga iti li9-si4 mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 207. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P101198) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101198..
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