Subartu 02, 069

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227248.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] DI#
[...] x
[...] PI#
[...]
[x] AN-ma#
[...]
NI#?-wa-rum2 9(barig@c)
wa ki
u3
ib-ba-ru-sza-nu
AN#-ma#-LUM#
[x x]-lum
in kalam
in 3(disz@t) u4 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 069. 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 (P227248) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227248..

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