LB 0015

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388591.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(asz@c) kasz sig5
2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) kasz du
sa2-du11-am3
1(disz@t) sila3 kasz sig5
gu-ti-um-ne
lugal#-gigir-re
4(asz@c) kasz sig5
1(asz@c) kasz du
[u2]-u2
kasz kurun2 sig5
zi-ga 1(disz@t) iti la2 2(disz@t) u4
iti ezem-dumu-zi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) ?) — LB 0015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388591) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388591..

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