CST 001

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221751.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u@c) 3(asz@c) u8-ama
3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) udu-nita
8(asz@c) MUNUS-U8 sila4 nim
5(asz@c) sila4 nita sila4 nim
4(asz@c) MUNUS-U8 e3-li
3(asz@c) sila4 nita e3-li
szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) u8 sila4-bi-ta
udu u2-rum
en-da-nir-gal2-kam
szubur
nu-banda3
e2 e-sir2-ra-ka
e-ur4
lugal-i3-kusz2
e-da-se12 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CST 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P221751) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221751..

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