WF 109

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011067.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[1(disz)] ur-utu
[1(disz)] lu2-lal2
1(disz) e2#-munus
1(disz) e2#-na-lu-lu
1(disz) en-kas4#
1(disz) en-abzu-mud
1(disz) e2-szesz
1(disz) amar-edin
1(disz) lam-ma
1(disz) lu2-siki-USZ-AK

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — WF 109. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P011067) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011067..

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