ARET 03, 083

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242268.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_ugula_ ga#-[ra]-ma-an
1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um [n(disz@t)] 1(asz@c@90) _SAL[]_ 1(asz@c) _|IB2+n(DISZ@t)|# dar tug2_
GISZ-DUG-[DU]
gar3-mu
1(asz@c) _tug2_ [x x]
_dam_
_lu2_ sa#-[x x]
_en_
[...]
1(asz@c) _nig2-la2 gaba_ 1(asz@c@90) _nig2-la2 sag_
1(gesz2@c) _la2_ 3(disz@t) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar sa6 tug2_
1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2 u2-hab2_
1(asz@c) mi-at 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
SZU-[NIGIN2 ...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 083. 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 (P242268) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242268..

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