DCS 017

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213104.

Transliteration

1(asz@c) gu-za szunigin
szesz-ab-ba-a
1(asz@c) gu-za gid2-da
ur-ab-ba ra-gaba me-luh-ha
1(asz@c) gu-za szunigin
ga-a-ma-an
1(asz@c) gu-za munus
sza-la-ad
zi-ga lugal-inim-du10

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P213104) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213104..

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