Subartu 02, 103

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227282.

Why it matters

Transliteration

siki# ur4
'a3-sza-lum
1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)
[1(gesz2@c)] 4(u@c)
1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)
1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)
1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c)
siki bar-ASZ 3(asz@c) SIKIL

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 103. 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 (P227282) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227282..

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