ARET 03, 235 + unp. frag.

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242427.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 2(u@c)#? _ku3:babbar_
_dam_
EN-NE
KUR-KI TASKARIN
1(asz@c) gu-zi 1(asz@c@90) _aktum_ [...]
1(u@c) SZA3 _gu4_ 1(u@c) SZA3 _udu_ 1(u@c) x [...]
NE-LUM
usz-ga
lu-zi-[...]
1(asz@c) _zara6_ TAR
_szubur_
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 235 + unp. frag.. 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 (P242427) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242427..

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