RTC 185

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216960.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[la2]-ia3# 9(asz@c) gu2# [n] 5(disz)#? 1/3(disz) ma-na
da-da
3(asz@c) gu2 1(u) ma-na
lugal-uszur4
7(asz@c) gu2 2(disz) ma-na
lu2-ab-u2
3(asz@c) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na
a2-ra2#-a
[n gu2] 1(u)# 1(disz)# 1/2(disz) ma-na
[...] siki?
[...] sipa e2-munus-ke4-ne
mu#-a-kam
ur-ba-ba6
ensi2
mu# GAN2 musz-bi#-edin#-na a ba-de2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — RTC 185. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216960) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216960..

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