FMB 27

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Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427655.

Why it matters

Transliteration

, PA~a GU4?
4(N14) , NESAG~a1 KI~a EN~a NAM2 KAB GAR
5(N14) , GAN2 AB~a X EN~a?
3(N14) , X AD~c?
3(N14) , KA~a DU6~a
2(N50) 7(N14)? , GAN2 |SILA3~axDUG~a|
, IB~a MASZ URUDU~a
, TUM3 DUB~b
, MUSZ3~a X
2(N14) , GISZxSZU2~a X [...]
2(N14) , BU~a# [...]
2(N14) , X BU~a# [...]
4(N14) , GAL~a X SZUBUR? [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — FMB 27. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland (P427655) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427655..

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