ARET 03, 099

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242284.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i-ba-zi#-mi-nu
_lu2_ a-da
1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um 1(disz@t) 1(asz@c@90) _aktum_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
_maszkim_
NE-zi-ma-lik
_nig2-mulx(|AN&AN.AN&AN|)_
ib-ri2-um
_na-ru2-na-ru2_
[x]-DU
[...]
[...] 1(asz@c@90) _aktum#_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|# sa6_ [x x]
ku-ra#-gar3-ru12
a-PESZ2-da-nu
1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 'a3[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 099. 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 (P242284) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242284..

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