CUSAS 35, 476

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250906.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal2
gan-NE
1(u@c) SZUM2# ma-na nig2-sa10
1/2(disz@c) ku3 szu
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
1(asz@c) kasz
1(asz@c) sag
1/2(disz@c) suluhu2
5(u@c) haszhur@v
gan-NE
3(ban2@c) ziz2
3(u@c) haszhur@v
1(u@c) aktum
1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) za3 ku3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 476. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P250906) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250906..

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