ARET 03, 054

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242239.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_en_
1(asz@c) TUG2-|NI&NI| [n] _SAL_
[...]
_nidba2_
3(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
du-bi2-ab
[x x]-za
[...]
_ugula_ hu-ti-mu
1(asz@c) _gu-dul3_ 2(asz@c) TUG2-NI-NI 2(asz@c) _SAL_
_maszkim_-su3
x [...]
ru12-zi-ma-lik
1(u@c) _zara6_
2(u@c) _la2_ [n ...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 054. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Idlib, Syria (P242239) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242239..

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