DP 412

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221062.

Transliteration

5(u@c) 2(asz@c) u3-suh5 gesz gid2-da
kiri6 e2-ku4
1(u@c) u3-suh5 gesz gid2-da
e-ta-e11
URU-KA-gi-na
ensi2
lagasz-ke4
iti ezem munu4 gu7
nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
na e-ma-ri 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — DP 412. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P221062) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221062..

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