TMH NF 1-2, 291

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134601

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134601.

Transliteration

3(u) 1(disz) geme2 dusu
ugula la-gi-ip
3(u) ugula ur-tum-al
nu-banda3 ur-iszkur
1(u) 3(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
nu-banda3 lugal-KU
szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
gurum2 ak a-sza3 en-lil2-e-pa3-da-a
u2 ib2-ze2 u3 al i3-ba-a
nu-banda3 lugal-KU
szabra lugal-ma2-gur8-re
iti sig4-a u4 1(disz) ba-zal
mu szu-suen-e ma2-dara4-abzu en-ki bi2-in-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 291. 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 (P134601) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134601..

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