Anonymous 271233

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271233.

Transliteration

1(ban2@c) ku3?
szita kalam?
x e2-na#?
szah2#?
1(asz@c) 1/3(asz@c) sag
ak
e2:gal DU

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Anonymous 271233. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P271233) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271233..

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