TMH NF 1-2, 147

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134458

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134458.

Transliteration

3(ban2) nig2-sa10 kasz dida du
1(ban2) dabin a2-bi 2(disz) sila3
lu2 tukul a-sza3 LAGAB
5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1(ban2) sze a2-bi 2(disz) sila3
ad-da ra2-gaba
1(ban2) sze sa2-du11 x
ama-esz3-ba-ba6
1(ban2) sze-ba szesz-kal-la
dumu sza3-gu2-bi
8(disz) sila3 sza3-gal ur-ba-ba6 u4 4(disz)-kam
ki ur-szu-mah-ta
ba-zi
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 147. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134458) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134458..

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