Sumerian - Protoliterate Tablet - Walters 41219 - View A

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

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Editorial entry — translation cited from: Wikimedia Commons file: File:Sumerian - Protoliterate Tablet - Walters 41219 - View A.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASumerian_-_Protoliterate_Tablet_-_Walters_41219_-_View_A.jpg. Description: From a unique group of early documents recording the transfer of land (in this case one "b'uru"- about 150 acres), this tablet illustrates the transition from a writing system based on pictures to one where signs represent sounds. The vase

Scholarly note

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: From a unique group of early documents recording the transfer of land (in this case one "b'uru"- about 150 acres), this tablet illustrates the transition from a writing system based on pictures to one

Attribution

Image: Anonymous ( Sumer ) Unknown author — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Sumerian - Protoliterate Tablet - Walters 41219 - View A.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASumerian_-_Protoliterate_Tablet_-_Walters_41219_-_View_A.jpg. Description: From a unique group of early documents recording the transfer of land (in this case one "b'uru"- about 150 acres), this tablet illustrates the transition from a writing system based on pictures to one where signs represent sounds. The vase.

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