Position in chronology
TMH 05, 126
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020540.
Transliteration
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 4(barig@c) _sze gur_ szu _kasz_ 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) _sze gur_ szu _nig2-ar3-ra_ 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) _sze gur_ szu _munu4_ _e3 diri_ 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) _sze gur_ 3(asz@c) _iti_ 5(asz@c) _u4_ szu na-az-na-ru-um 4(asz@c) _sze gur_ 1(asz@c) _iti_ dingir-kal _e3_ szu-esz18-dar
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TMH 05, 126. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P020540) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020540..
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