TMH NF 1-2, 167

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134478

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134478.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) 1(barig) munu4 si-e3 gur
iti udru u4 2(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
ag2-e-da mu lugal-bi in-pa3
tukum-bi
2(asz) 2(barig) munu4 si-e3 gur
i3-ag2-e-da
mu lugal-bi in-pa3
igi ur-me-me-esz2
igi lugal-ezem-sze3
mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
ur-suen
dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 167. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134478) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134478..

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