CUSAS 32, 002

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253641.

Why it matters

Transliteration

enuru# [x x musz?] ge6 abzu# [x]
usz-e3 nig2-bi ka ba-ba
ka nigar-bi sa2 du11-ga
musz gurx(LAK051) uszum-gal gurx(LAK051)
GAN2 gun3 |AxKU3| |AxLA2| [...] x x x
musz ka ma-la2
eme#-ba gu di4-di4 ma-si
musz ka la2-a |U4.KA| nam-ma-|SZUBUR+LAK589|-|SZUBUR+LAK589|
sanga ur-gibil6
lu2# dub#-sar#
[in?-sar?]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — CUSAS 32, 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253641) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253641..

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