Position in chronology
AnOr 07, 055
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101350.
Why it matters
Transliteration
1(disz) asz2-gar3 gi-ra-num2 inanna ur-dumu-zi-da maszkim 1(disz) asz2-gar3 gi-ra-num2 na-na-a ur-dumu-zi-da maszkim 2(disz) asz2-gar3 gi-ra-num2 be-la-at-suh-ner u3 be-la-at-dar-ra-ba-an ur-dumu-zi-da maszkim 2(disz) sila4 be-la-at-suh5-nir3 u3 be-la-at-dar-ba-an giri3 nin-ga2 zi-ga iti a2-ki-ti mu us2-sa an-sza-an ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y36 — Year after: Anšan destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P101350) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101350..
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