Position in chronology
CUSAS 35, 129
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252730.
Transliteration
[n] 1(asz@c) zi3 sig15 gur nig2#-szu-gub-ba e2-gal gibil an-de6 ur#-nu ugula-e2 maszkim-bi iti nig2-kiri6 e2-dumu [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 129. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P252730) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252730..
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