Fs Krecher 341-342 10

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P480574.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) lugal#?-inim#?-ma#?
1(asz@c) sud3-x-x
1(asz@c) ansze# SZUL#
1(asz@c) eme3
1(u)? 5(asz@c) udu
[n] sag-ku5#?
[...] x
1(asz@c) |SAGxHA| DI x
1(asz@c) ansze SZUL
1(asz@c) eme3
1(u)? 5(asz@c) udu
5(asz@c) ma-na uruda tun3-la2
edin#?-si#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) ?) — Fs Krecher 341-342 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P480574) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P480574..

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