CUSAS 01, 100

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P325238

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P325238.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(N14)# , SZE~a BU~a PAP~a NAM2
DU SZE3 NI~a BU~a
NAGAR~a ZI~a# SANGA~a#
1(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 4(N01) , SZE~a
6(N19) ,
DU SZE3 NI~a BU~a
NAGAR~a SANGA~a# ZI~a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — CUSAS 01, 100. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P325238) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P325238..

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