DCS 037

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213124.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
2(asz@c) gu2 5(disz)# [sila3 zi3?]
3(asz@c) gu2# 2(ban2)#? zi3#?
sa2-du11# [x?]
1(u) sila3 1(ban2@c) geme2-ba-ba6#?
1(u) sila3 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 [x?]
1(u) sila3 2(ban2@c) dam-ra-asz2#?
1(asz@c) gu2 2(ban2@c) nansze-a2-dah
1(u) sila3 2(ban2@c) um-ma
zi#-ga
x x? x x zi3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 037. 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 (P213124) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213124..

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