AoF 41, 010-014

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416134.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(bur3@c) GAN2
gesz ur3-ra
2(bur@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2
KA-banda3
3(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c)# GAN2
du6 sal4-la
3(bur@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2
sur3 al-lu2
2(bur@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2
du6 nam-gi
GAN2 ur-lugal-gub-kam
szesz 5(disz@t) nig2-ba
ba-de6
GAN2 e nig2-ba
giszgal-si-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — AoF 41, 010-014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P416134) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416134..

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