MDP 06, 292

~3000 BCE·Uruk Period·P008084

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008084.

Why it matters

Transliteration

M157 ,
M377 M217~e M005~a# M124 M146# x M376# , 1(N01)#?
x M380 M371 M376 , 2(N01)
M124 M049~n M049~e M057~a M376 , 1(N08A)
M391 M038~i M096~4 M376 , 1(N01)
M146~5 M222? M218 M376 , 1(N01)
M218~b# M332~d# M218 M376# , 1(N01)
M371 M295~ka M066~a M376 , 1(N08A)
M311~b M388 M218 M386~a# x x [...] , 1(N08A)#
M391 M318~a , 1(N01)
[...] , [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)) — MDP 06, 292. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P008084) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008084..

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