WF 141

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011099.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) nig2-du3 gamurx(LAK490)
8(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
2(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag lid2-ga
na-gada?
1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) nig2-du3! gamurx(LAK490)
1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag
unu3
szu-nigin2# 1(gesz'u@c)# 6(gesz2@c)# 5(u@c)# gamurx(LAK490)# nig2#-du3
9(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
2(u@c) 1(barig@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag lid2-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — WF 141. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P011099) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011099..

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