RTC 037

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221434.

Transliteration

2(asz@c) gu2 a-dar-tun2 dar-ra
5(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| agargara
u2-du
szu-ku6 a du10-ga-ke4
iti siki-ba-a
mu-de6
en-ig-gal
nu-banda3
e2-nig2#-[gur11]-ra-ka
i3-kux(DU)
bara2-nam-tar-ra
dam lugal-an-da
ensi2
lagasz-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — RTC 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P221434) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221434..

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