OSP 1, 028

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216095.

Transliteration

2(barig@c) sze a-du-ni-bi
2(barig@c) an-ta-ti
2(barig@c) igi-en-lil2-sze3
2(barig@c) lugal-dam-mu
1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dingir-sukkal
2(barig@c)? lugal-an-dul3
1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) igi-nin-sze3
1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) na-ba-lu5
1(barig@c) [x] AN-en-nu
1(barig@c) lu2-tuku#?
1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) nin-zi3-da-na#
1(barig@c) nin-dumu-ni-sze3#
1(barig@c) lu2 x
1(barig@c) AN-ab-gu
1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tir#?-[ku3?]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 028. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P216095) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216095..

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