AnOr 01, 209

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101200

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101200.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3(disz) sa szum2
puzur4-suen gaba-asz
1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3(disz) sa szum2
szar-ru-um-ba-ni gaba-asz
szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) ninda
szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
iti dumu-zi
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 209. 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 (P101200) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101200..

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