CUSAS 35, 228

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252879.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(asz@c) nig2-lam2 tug2 suluhux(|SIKI.GID2|)
6(asz@c) ib2-ba-du3 tug2 suluhux(|SIKI.GID2|)
4(asz@c) nig2-la2! tug2 suluhux(|SIKI.GID2|)
1(asz@c) du5-gi4 tug2 suluhux(|SIKI.GID2|)
1(u@c) 3(asz@c) nig2-la2
7(asz@c) ib2-ba-du3
2(asz@c) nig2-lam2
4(asz@c) ha-la-um
2(asz@c) aktum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) ?) — CUSAS 35, 228. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P252879) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P252879..

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