MLVS 919

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P247613.

Transliteration

[...] x [dar]-ra
[x] x [a]-de2
[x x] [a]-de2
[x] gir dar#-ra
2(u@c)#? x gesztu dar-ra
2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) gesztu a-de2
2(u@c) esirx(LAK173)
1(asz@c) KA-lu-ub2
2(asz@c) zubud
8(gesz2@c)#? [...] [...]
1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) tar
2(u@c) nu-tar
1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ki-zi
6(asz@c) garigx(REC333)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — MLVS 919. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P247613) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P247613..

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