Subartu 02, 031

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227210.

Why it matters

Transliteration

ansze kunga2 tur-tur-nita
2(u@c) 5(asz@c)
ansze kunga2 munus tur-tur
4(u@c) 2(asz@c)
u4-sar
be-li2-ZI
szu-nigin2# 1(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c)
in 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t)
u4-ba?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria (P227210) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227210..

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