Berens 013

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105724.

Transliteration

1(gesz2@c) la2 4(barig) gur sze
1(u) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
2(u) la2 1(asz) gur zi3 [x]-na
kas4-me
zi-ga
i3-si

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland (P105724) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105724..

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