Position in chronology
TMH NF 1-2, 007
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134319.
Transliteration
1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar ki ur-suen dam-gar3-ta ip-qu2-sa dumu za-ba-la-lum szabra szu ba-ti iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta iti apin-sze3 na-da-nam iq-bi2-szum-ma i-ta-di3-in 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i-pa2-ta-ar igi za-hum dub-sar igi i-szar-la-e dam-gar3 mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 007. 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 (P134319) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134319..
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