CUSAS 31, 162

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P235782

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235782.

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Transliteration

[...]
[...] MEN~a SZAGAN GISZ#
2(N01) , UDU~a SZE~a
, EN~a
[...]
3(N57) , UR4~b
1(N01) , ZATU850 ZATU850
1(N01) , NAM2 RU
2(N01) , SZE~a EN~a 1(N04) , AN
[...]
2(N14) , EN~a |AB~ax(SZE~a&SZE~a)| |AB~ax1(N04)|
1(N14) 3(N01) , SZU |AB~ax(SZE~a&SZE~a)| |AB~ax1(N04)|#
3(N14)# [3(N01)] , |AB~ax(SZE~a&SZE~a)|# [|AB~ax1(N04)|]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 31, 162. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P235782) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235782..

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