LAK p. 73, no. 1

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250427.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(asz@c)#? bar gada du10-ge munus-kas4
2(asz@c)# sur
2(asz@c) gi-gi
2(asz@c) engar munus
2(asz@c) nin-ama
5(asz@c) tu-ab
2(asz@c)#? [x] munus# [...]
1(asz@c) EN@v muszen# [x]
3(asz@c)? szesz#-amar [x]
3(asz@c) da#-ge
3(asz@c) muszen-tur
1(asz@c) |DUGxHI| sze-sze [x]
3(asz@c) esz16 pirig-x
8(asz@c)#? x x [x]
3(u@c)# 8(asz@c)# bar gada x x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — LAK p. 73, no. 1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P250427) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250427..

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