Position in chronology
TMH NF 1-2, 291
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial 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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