DP 034

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P010051.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] 2(asz@c)#? dumu#-dumu#
di-[utu] ugula
lu2-ad
[...] sud3-[ur]-sag
ugula#
2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-e2-gal
ugula
2(u@c) nar
AK
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) munu4
KA-zi#-[da]
[...] gal?-[...]
[lu2?]-di
()
[ba]-DU

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — DP 034. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P010051) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P010051..

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