UET 2, 0225

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005821.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(N34@f) 4(N14@f) ,
6(N34@f) 2(N14@f) ,
2(N34@f) 2(N14@f) , AMAR GAL~a GU4?
3(N34@f) 3(N14@f) , HI? DU?
2(N34@f) 1(N14@f) , HI AMAR
6(N34@f) 2(N14@f) , AN AK~a
3(N34@f) , GAL~a A
6(N34@f) , A GISZ?
8(N34@f) , E2~a? AMAR
3(N34@f) 3(N14@f) , A# X
3(N34@f) , A GISZ?
10(N14@f)#? [...] , [...]
6(N34@f) 2(N14@f) , U2~a? SI
6(N34@f) , AMAR AMAR
5(N34@f) ,

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — UET 2, 0225. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P005821) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005821..

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