SANTAG 6, 280

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211539

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211539.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) ma-na siki-ba
giri3-se3-ga <nin>-e11-e
ki lu2-kal-la-ta
2(disz) tug2 u2 kal
he2-dab5-me
ki i3-kal-la-ta
gaba-ri kiszib3 lugal-nir [(x)]
iti li9-si4
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 280. 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 (P211539) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211539..

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