Position in chronology
DP 382
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221032.
Transliteration
1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) sa gu suh5-ha 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) sa gu us2 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) sa gu 3(disz@t)-kam-ma us2 ki szum2-ma GAN2 u3-gig-ka-ta en-ig-gal nu-banda3 mu-SIG7 U2-U2 ugula szu-ni ba-szid 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|) bara2-nam-tar-ra dam lugal-an-da ensi2 lagasz-ka
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — DP 382. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P221032) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221032..
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