Position in chronology
RA 050, 202 11
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P009490.
Transliteration
M036 , 4(N01) M001 , 2(N01) 4(N39B) M286~a , 1(N30C) x , 1(N30C) x , 1(N30C) M099~a , 1(N30C) M367#? , 3(N39B)#?
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)) — RA 050, 202 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P009490) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P009490..
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