ARET 03, 240

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242432.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_lu2_ il2-zi
1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um 2(disz@t) 1(asz@c) 'a3-da-um 1(disz@t) 2(asz@c@90) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
NI-bar-zu2
[...]
[...] TUG2 2(asz@c) _|IB2+3(DISZ@t)| dar tug2_
1(asz@c) gu2-li-lum _a-gar5 ku3-sig17_ |SZU2+SZA|-2
ir3-ba-szu
a-ru12-ga-du
[...]
si-in
|E2xPAP|
5(asz@c) _zara6_ 5(asz@c) _nig2-la2_ |ZI&ZI|
kesz2-du-ud
tarx(BAN)-kab-du-lum
x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — ARET 03, 240. 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 (P242432) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P242432..

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