WF 151

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011109.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u@c) ma-na uruda
a-NI-NI
2(u@c) e2-hur-sag
2(u@c) e2-en-ra
2(u@c) iszkur
2(u@c) e2-zi#-pa-e3
4(asz@c) ur-gibil6
4(asz@c) amar-KISAL-NUN
4(asz@c) |DUMUxNUN|-szita
4(asz@c) munus-ki-nu-zu
4(asz@c) szita
2(u@c) a-si4
x x
2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ma-na uruda

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)) — WF 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P011109) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P011109..

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