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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

OSP 1, 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 021. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

PBS 15, 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — PBS 15, 03. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

SC-UCLA —

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — SC-UCLA —. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2400 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Nik 1, 317

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 317. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~2350 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial

Subartu 02, 035

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ebla (ca. 2350-2250 BC)) — Subartu 02, 035. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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