CUSAS 35, 412

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252823.

Transliteration

1(u@c) 3(asz@c) si#-du3#
3(u@c) la2 3(disz@t) ur2-ni
2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ugula nu-banda3
2(u@c) ur-nin-ildu3
1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-sag-utu
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) du11-[ga]-ni-du10
1(u@c) 1(asz@c) e2-kur#-nu-si#
2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) ur#-en-nun#
2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz@t) x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 412. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P252823) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252823..

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