MSVO 3, 14

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P005325

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005325.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(N40) 1(N24~a) , UR2 GISZ
2(N40) 1(N24~a) , GURUSZ~a E2~a
4(N40) , MUSZ3~a SAL KU3~a
2(N40) 1(N24~a) , SZUBUR |E2~ax1(N57)@t|
3(N40) 1(N24~a) , AN BA
3(N03) , MUD AN TE
3(N03) , HI KA~a
3(N03) , NIR~a# [...]
4(N03) , [...]
3(N40) , SZU BU~a
2(N03) 2(N40) , HI KA~a
, GU7#
3(N18) 4(N40) , GU7#
, SAGSZU

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — MSVO 3, 14. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany (P005325) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005325..

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