DP 370

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221020.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sa gu szuszin
sar-bi 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c)-am6
en-ig-gal
nu-banda3
ambar-ta
mu-SIG7
en-uszur3-re2
lu2 e2-nig2-ka-ra
e-na-szid
bara2-nam-tar-ra
dam lugal-an-da
ensi2
lagasz-ka 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — DP 370. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P221020) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221020..

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