MDP 06, 383

~3000 BCE·Uruk Period·P008164

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008164.

Why it matters

Transliteration

M384~e ,
M388 M332~d M329# M007~a# M096 , 1(N01)
M377~e M129#? M263 M218 , 1(N01)
M370 , 1(N01)
x M338~a# M066# , 1(N01)#?
x M047# M295~t M297#? M218 , 1(N01)
M099#? M297# M057~a2 , 1(N01)
M057~b# M047# M057~a#? , 1(N01) 1(N02)
M388# , 8(N01)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)) — MDP 06, 383. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P008164) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008164..

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