UET 2, 0161

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005746.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] , X APIN~a SUM~b SUM~b
1(N22) , AMA~b# SI E2~a NUN~a
2(N22) , AN AMA~b GU4
3(N01) , USZUMGAL
2(N22) , MA# KISZ#?
1(N14) , LUGAL X TI#
1(N22) [...] , [...]
2(N14) , [...] AMA~b# E2~a DA~a# NUN~a
, LA2 [...]
[...] , GAL~a# X [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — UET 2, 0161. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P005746) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005746..

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