ARET 03, 233

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242425.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) _zara6_ 1(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar sa6 tug2_
1(asz@c) ASAR _ku3-sig17_
ga-ra-i-nu
[...]
NI-da-KUL#
[...]
[...] TUG2 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|# dar tug2 szu-nigin2_ 1(u@c) mi-at 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) _tug2-tug2_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 233. 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 (P242425) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242425..

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