SANER 02, 01

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405220.

Why it matters

Transliteration

zi-ga
sza3 e2# a-si-rum
nig2-szu# suen-sze-mi
iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
mu ri-im-a-nu-um lugal
[e-tel-pi4-er3-ra]
[dumu] en#-an-na-tum2#
ARAD# ig#-gal-[la]
e2-an-[na-tum2]
dumu ma-an-nu-um
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SANER 02, 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P405220) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405220..

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