TMH NF 1-2, 251

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134562

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134562.

Transliteration

4(u) ninda us2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag
a-sza3-bi 3(iku) GAN2# 4(u) sar
szesz-da-da
1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) ninda us2 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sag
a-sza3-bi 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sza3-ba 1(iku) GAN2 pa4
ur-li9-si4-na
a-sza3 hu-ba-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 251. 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 (P134562) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134562..

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