MDP 06, 370

~3000 BCE·Uruk Period·P008152

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008152.

Why it matters

Transliteration

M157# ,
M391 , 2(N01)
M038~i# M288# , 1(N45) 1(N14) 5(N01) 1(N24)
[...] , 4(N14)
x M288 , 9(N34)# 1(N45)# 2(N01) 2(N39B)
[...] , 1(N24)
M205# M149~a1# M069~ab M288 , 3(N01)
M136~c M288 , 5(N14)
M139# M388 M218 M318#? , 1(N24)
M325~e , 1(N01) 3(N39B) 1(N24) 1(N30C) 1(N30D)
[...] , 3(N14)
x M103# M295~e# x , [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Proto-Elamite (ca. 3100-2900 BC)) — MDP 06, 370. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P008152) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P008152..

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