TMH NF 1-2, 169

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134480

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134480.

Transliteration

3(disz) lal3-mu
2(disz) ba-a-zi
2(disz) ur-ki-es3
2(disz) nu-u2-na
szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gur
lu2 gub-ba-me
iti szu-numun-a
u4 2(u) 3(disz) zal-la
mu en-nun-e-ki-amar-suen-ki-ag2 ba-hun x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 169. 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 (P134480) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134480..

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