ARET 03, 039

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242223.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] 4(asz@c) 'a3-da-um 2(disz@t) 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) _aktum_
3(u@c) 1(asz@c) _zara6_
2(u@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) TUG2-|NI&NI|
5(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) _gu-dul3_ 'a3-da _gada_
4(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) _SAL_
5(asz@c) _nig2-la2 gaba_
1(u@c) _la2_ 1(disz@t) _nig2-la2 sag_
2(asz@c) _|IB2+2(DISZ@t)| tug2 sag_
1(asz@c) _|IB2+1(DISZ@t)| tug2 u2_
1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|# sa6_ [x]
[n] 1(asz@c) [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 039. 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 (P242223) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242223..

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