MVN 03, 012

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215677.

Transliteration

2(u@c) lu2 siki ma-na 2(disz@t)
ur-lum-ma
dumu PI-EN
an-na-szum2
1(u@c) tug2 mug#?
en-ku6
an-na-szum2
lu2 hun-ga2
[...] x
iti a2-ki-ti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — MVN 03, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P215677) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215677..

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