MSVO 3, 73

~3100 BCE·Uruk Period·P005384

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005384.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(N14)# , SZE~a# TUR3~a# NIN
2(N14) , SZE~a SI TUN3~a 3(N57) GISZ@t E2~a
6(N19) , E2~a TUR3~a NIN
2(N04) , URI3~a NAGAR~a GAL~a SANGA~a SANGA~a
[...] , NIN NAGAR~a#? TUR3~a
1(N19) 3(N41) , PAP~a SANGA~a
2(N04) 1(N41) , A RU ZI~a
2(N04) 1(N41) , SZU2 SZITA~a2
1(N04) , DA~a ZATU694~c BU~a URU~a1 PA~a
1(N19) , 3(N57) GISZ@t E2~a SI TUN3~a
, SI4~f AZ GU7
, SI4~f# AZ# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)) — MSVO 3, 73. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany (P005384) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P005384..

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