CUSAS 35, 407

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252810.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) u8
uzug
2(as@c) udu-nita ki-de5-de5
2(asz@c) u8 2(asz@c@90) udu-nita a-zu-zu
1(asz@c) u8 1(asz@c@90) udu-nita ur-abzu
2(asz@c) u8 amar-ki-ku3
2(asz@c) udu-nita gu-ni-DU
1(asz@c) u8 1(asz@c@90) udu-nita
nita sipa
1(asz@c) LAK020 en-sila-si
3(asz@c) ud5 du11-ga-ni
udu sila-ta |LAK617xHI| 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) mu iti 4(disz@t)#? me-an-ne2-du10#
kuruszda szum2-ma
2(u) 2(disz@t) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 407. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P252810) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252810..

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