UET 2, supp 12

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250337.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...]
1(asz@c) da-[da]
1(asz@c) sag-ti#
1(asz@c) ur-nin-tu
[1(asz@c)] lugal-ur-x
[1(asz@c)] amar#-nin-kilim
[1(asz@c)?] lugal-nanna#-ra-tum2
1(asz@c) lugal-lu2-ti-ti
1(asz@c) lugal-e2-ni-sze3
1(asz@c) lugal-ki
1(asz@c) nigar-[mud]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — UET 2, supp 12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P250337) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250337..

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