TSA 29

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221390.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) sze-<du10> ma-dul10 har-ha-da-ka
7(asz@c) sze-du10 ma-dul10 nig2-szu-ka
8(asz@c) sze-du10 ban
4(asz@c) sze-du10 sahar-gi
4(asz@c) ga2-ga2-de3
e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
en-ig-gal
nu-banda3
lugal-pa-e3
sipa szah2-ra
e-na-szum2 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — TSA 29. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium (P221390) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221390..

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