ARET 03, 198

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242391.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] TUG2-NI-NI 1(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
ma-za-lum
_maszkim_
ri2-i3-ma-lik
_szu-du8_
1(asz@c) _gu-dul3_ [...]
lu-ba-an
1(u@c) 5(asz@c) _aktum ti_ 1(asz@c) _gada nig2-tug2 ti_-su3
ib-ri2-um

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 198. 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 (P242391) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242391..

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