TMH 05, 080

~2400 BCE·Early Dynastic·P020494

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020494.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] 4(u@c)#? gu4-gesz
5(asz@c) amar-gu4
utu-i3-kusz2
[x] gu4-gesz
[x] gu4 ad-la2
ur-nin-urta
szesz dingir-kal-ga
e2?-ma-na an-szid
gu4 ama-tu-kam
gi szu nigin2 gu la x
dingir-ga2-ab#-[e]
i3-ne-[szum2]
iti szu-numun!(BAL)
mu ma-ri2[] [...]-hul-[x]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — TMH 05, 080. 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 (P020494) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020494..

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