WF 122

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011080.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) amar-PA
1(asz@c) il-lu-sar
1(asz@c) nin-ukken-a#
1(asz@c) lu-lu! x(-x) [(...)]
1(asz@c) dingir-szesz-mu
nin-ur-sag
ugula
1(asz@c) ad-da
1(asz@c) mes-[x]-x
1(asz@c) lu2-na-nam
1(asz@c) utu-a-mu
1(asz@c) na-ni
utu-ur-sag

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — WF 122. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P011080) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011080..

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