UET 2, 0185

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005773.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 2(N45@f) 6(N14@f) , [...] |NINDA2x(GISZ.DAR~a)|
1(N36@f) 2(N46@f) 2(N19@f) 2(N04@f) ,
, SI SZA3~a1
1(N34@f) 2(N45@f) 8(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , SZE~a
, PA~a TUN3~a
, GIBIL SZA3~a1
2(N45@f) 5(N14@f) , U4 UR~a
2(N45@f) 5(N14@f) , EZEN~b AMAR
2(N45@f) 5(N14@f) , AZU NA~a
2(N45@f) 5(N14@f) 1(N01@f) , LUGAL GAL~a GIR2~a
1(N45@f) , SI X AB~a#?
1(N45@f)# , AN AN AMAR
[...] , ADDA A
[...] , [...] APIN~a
7(N14@f) , |NINDA2x(GISZ.DAR~a)| SZE~a SZA3~a1 GIBIL

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)) — UET 2, 0185. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P005773) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005773..

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