SANTAG 6, 275

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211735

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211735.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(ban2) 5(disz)# 2/3(disz)# sila3 sze sa-a
2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 imgaga3
2(disz) zi3 sze sa-a
ki szesz-saga-ta
1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
2(asz) gu2-tur
ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e-ta
gaba-ri kiszib3-ba#
du11-ga-zi-da-ka
sza3 bala-a
iti szu-numun-na
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 275. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211735) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211735..

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