TMH NF 1-2, 181

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134492

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134492.

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
1(u) gin2 siki ba-tab duh-hu-um 4(disz)-kam us2
1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
2(disz) ma-na siki nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
szunigin 5(disz) ma-na siki
ki lugal-ma2-gur8-rex(HU) igi-nim-ma
e2-gal-ta
ur-tum-al-ke4
szu ba-ti
iti! ku3-SZIM
mu hu-uh2-nu-rix(HU) ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 181. 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 (P134492) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134492..

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