MSVO 1, 104

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P005171

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005171.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(N14) , SZE~a TAK4~a KASZ~a ERIM~a
, SZE~a BA SANGA~a |NI~a.RU|
1(N14) 3(N01)# [...] , X [...] SZE~a
2(N14) , DA~a AD~c
3(N14) , IL U2~b
1(N14) , TAK4~a NI~a SAG
, MASZ SZE~a
2(N46) 2(N04) 2(N41) , LAGAB~b SZE~a BA
[1(N45) 2(N14) 5(N01)] , [...]
1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N04) 2(N41)# , GIR3@g~b PA~a [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — MSVO 1, 104. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P005171) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005171..

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