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CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 188

1 (N01) — NAM2-EŠDA 1 (N01) — NAM2 KAB(?) 1 (N01) — NAM2 DI 1 (N01) — NAM2 NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 URU(?) 1 (N01) — PA ŠE NAM2 1 (N01) — NAM2 RAD 1 (N01) — AB ME(?) 1 (N01) — GAL [x] 1 (N01) — EN(?) [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [x] [...] 1 (N01) — [...] 1 (N01) — [...] (Reverse/lower line) [n] 1 (N14) — EN 2 (N57) [E2 ...]

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