TMH NF 1-2, 281

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134591

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134591.

Transliteration

u4 1(disz)-kam
gu4 ba-du8
edin-e-ki-ag2
u4 1(disz)-kam gu4 du8-a
a-sza3 lam-ri2-gu4-sir2-ra
x szu a-sza3 lam-kal
gu4 du8-a u4 4(disz) ba-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 281. 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 (P134591) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134591..

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