Subartu 02, 055

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227234.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 1(asz@c)
[...]-u2-[...]
nir-am6-du#? 1(asz@c)
si-na-i3-li# [...]
en-i3-li 1(asz@c)
a-ru#-[...]
sza |GA2xSILA3|-|GA2xSILA3|
5(barig@c)
szi-ri2-a 1(asz@c)
si#-um 1(asz@c)
an-na-lum 1(asz@c)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 055. 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 (P227234) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227234..

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