Position in chronology
RTC 109
Not yet translated
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From the same catalogue range (near P216888)
Transliteration
x x [...] 3(asz@c) dug [...] 2(asz@c) dug i3 x 4(asz@c) dug i3 du10 7(asz@c) dug i3 erin babbar 1(asz@c) dug i3 mun im 1(asz@c) dug i3 ma-ad x mu u5-szub-ba dim2 1(asz@c) dug gesztin kesz2-ra2 2(u) i3 nin ki-in-tum i3 mun ba-du3# 1(asz@c) i3 ma-ad x szu4-gan# [x] 1(asz@c) i3 igi-gal2 x szu4-gan x
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RTC 109. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216888) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216888..
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