MDP 06, 353

~3000 BCE·Uruk Period·P008135

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008135.

Why it matters

Transliteration

M157
M305 M388 M218 M259~2 M371 M033 M066 M346 , 3(N01)
M103~3 M371 M386~a M338~a M346 , 2(N01)
M145~d M103~3 M145~a M097~h M004 M218 M346 , 2(N01)
M009 M103~3 M146 M066 M096 M346 , 2(N01)
M103~3 M387 M048~c M320 M346 , 2(N01)
M209~d M346 , 1(N01)
M124 M325~e M218#? M038~e#? M346 , 1(N01)
M346 , 1(N14) 3(N01)
M131~e M001
1(N34)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)) — MDP 06, 353. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P008135) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008135..

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