TMH NF 1-2, 274

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134585

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134585.

Transliteration

1(disz) masz2 inanna sag-a-ne
1(disz) masz2 nin-sun2#?
u4 1(u) 4(disz) zal-la
3(disz) masz2 1(disz) sila4
inanna an-du7-du7
[u4 x] zal-la
[...]
ne3-eri11-<gal> esz3-sze3 de6-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 274. 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 (P134585) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134585..

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