UET 2, 0142

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005724.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] , [...] GALGA~a#?
[...] , [...] A
[...] , AMAR |DUG~axHI|
3(N14@f) , ENSI
1(N14@f) , MUD KU6~a DIN |MAx2(N57)| AN IR~a MUSZ3~a#
3(N14@f) , SANGA~a AMAR
3(N14@f)# [...] , [...] ME~a EN~a PA~a KI
[...] 1(N14@f)# , KISAL~b1# AMAR
3(N14@f) , ME~a SI NAGA~a
1(N14@f) , SI |GA2~a1xNUN~a| AMA~b
2(N14@f) , NI~b ZI~a
2(N14@f) , ALAN~a AMA~b#
2(N14@f) , MA |(ZU&ZU).SAR~a|
1(N14@f) , SZAGAN
1(N14@f) , AK~a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — UET 2, 0142. 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 (P005724) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005724..

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