TMH NF 1-2, 318

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134628

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134628.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) [...] x
x-[...] x
4(gesz2) [...] x
ki lugal#-ma2#-gur8-re-ta
ur-gu-la
szu ba-ti
iti apin-du8-a
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
ur-szul-pa-e3
dumu ur-gu-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 318. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134628) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134628..

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