MSVO 1, 068

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P005135

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005135.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(N01)# , |SZU&SZU|
1(N01) , BU~b SZE3 RU
1(N01) , SI KISAL~b1
1(N01) , EN~a PAP~a
1(N01) , 3(N57)
1(N01) , AN 3(N57)
1(N01) , GU 3(N57)
1(N01) , SI TUN3~a SI KISAL~b1
1(N01) , MUSZEN NA~a GI ERIM~a
1(N01) , X ERIM~a#
, UB AB~a# [...]
1(N14)# 4(N01)# , UB AB~a BAR
, [...] SUG5# DU@g?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — MSVO 1, 068. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P005135) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005135..

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