Position in chronology
Syracuse 344
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130895.
Transliteration
2(u) 5(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 2(u) udu bar-su-ga ki he2-sa6-ge-ta 2(u) sila4 bar-gal2 1(u) 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga ki sza3-ku3-ge dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni-ta udu sipa-ne ki ur-e11-e-ta ba-sa6 i3-dab5 iti min-esz3 mu us2-sa [an]-sza-an ba-[hul]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 344. 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: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130895) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130895..
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