RIME 3/1.01.07.add104, ex. 01

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P433110.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[ba]-ba6
[munus sa6]-ga
[dumu an]-na
[nin iri] ku3#-ga
[nin-a]-ni
[gu3]-de2#-a
ensi2#
lagasz#-ke4
[u4] e2 ba-ba6
mu-du3-a
[x] iri# ku3-ga [x]-x-gi-[na?]-ka-ni
[mu-na]-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RIME 3/1.01.07.add104, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P433110) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P433110..

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