CST 022

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212946.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur ama-tuku-gal-zu
1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nin-ur2!-ni
1(u@c) 5(as@c) i3-szah2 UMBIN
1(disz) 1/2(disz) ku3 gin2-kam
2(asz@c) nig2-lam2
1(asz@c) udu ku3-bi# [...]
2(asz@c) szah2 nig2-gu7
2(asz@c) bar-dul5
1(asz@c) tug2 dul?
4(u)? 3(disz) ku3 gin2#
nig2 x-[(...)]
mu-bi#?-ki-gal#-la#?-[(x)]
inim-ma an-gal2
1(asz@c) ku3 ma-na-kam#?
im-bi al-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CST 022. 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 (P212946) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212946..

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