Position in chronology
ARET 03, 083
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242268.
Transliteration
_ugula_ ga#-[ra]-ma-an 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um [n(disz@t)] 1(asz@c@90) _SAL[]_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|# dar tug2_ GISZ-DUG-[DU] gar3-mu 1(asz@c) _tug2_ [x x] _dam_ _lu2_ sa#-[x x] _en_ [...] 1(asz@c) _nig2-la2 gaba_ 1(asz@c@90) _nig2-la2 sag_ 1(gesz2@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar sa6 tug2_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2 u2-hab2_ 1(asz@c) mi-at 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_ SZU-[NIGIN2 ...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria (P242268) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242268..
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