Subartu 02, 047

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227226.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_en#_
in
kalam
in _2(disz@t) u4_
_8(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)_
_en_
dingir-ma-lum
_4(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)_
_[iti] sar#_
[]be#-li2# SZU2-SA-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria (P227226) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227226..

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