TMH 05, 057

~2400 BCE·Early Dynastic·P020471

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020471.

Transliteration

6(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) us2 nig2-ra2
1(gesz2@c) sag-be6
a-ul4-gal
1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) i3-li2-a-hi
2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) lu2-GAN2-gid2
1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) a-ru-[a]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — TMH 05, 057. 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 (P020471) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020471..

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