Position in chronology
TMH NF 1-2, 079
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134391.
Why it matters
Transliteration
2(asz) sze ur5-sze3 ki ur-me-me-ta lugal-pa-e3 szu ba-an-ti sza3 du6-sa-bar-ra iti szu-esz5-sza mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 lugal-pa-[e3] dumu# lu2-[...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 079. 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 (P134391) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134391..
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