DP 438

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221088.

Transliteration

3(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur3 gibil
gesz dam-dingir-mu
tir ambar-ta
ma2-a e-me-gar-ra-am6
4(u@c) 3(asz@c) ur3 sumun
e2 du6 me-kul-aba4-ta-ka-ta
i3-kux(DU)-a-am6
e2 ki-siki-ka
nin-inim-zi-da-ka-ka
e-gal2
en-ig-gal
nu-banda3
e2-a gal2-la-bi
bi2-szid 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
dub-bi 2(disz@t)-am6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — DP 438. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P221088) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221088..

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