CDLI Lexical 000030, ex. 057

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P006217

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P006217.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(N01) , [...] X AD~a#?
5(N01) , MUNU3?
5(N01) , GAZI
1(N01) , [...]
1(N14) , SUHUR
1(N14) , KAR2~b
1(N01) , [...]
1(N01) , [...]
1(N01) , X [...]
1(N01) , [...]
[N] , [...] X

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000030, ex. 057. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P006217) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P006217..

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