TMH 05, 157

~2400 BCE·Early Dynastic·P020571

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020571.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) udu
6(asz@c) zu2-lum gurdub 1(barig@c) sig15
4(asz@c) zu2-lum gurdub 2(ban2@c)
2(asz@c) zu2-lum gurdub SUG5
2(asz@c) haszhur gurdub
1(szar2@c) ninda sig15
3(gesz2@c) ninda bappir
2(gesz2@c) KA gu7
4(asz@c) zi3 za-tum sa2-du11
1(asz@c) sag zi3 za-tum sa2-du11
1(asz@c) i3-du10 szagan-DI

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — TMH 05, 157. 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 (P020571) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020571..

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