AGGT 379

~2130 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P491922

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P491922.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) 4(asz@c) gu2-gal-gal gur a-ka3-de3
4(asz@c) 3(barig@c) gu2-tur gur
1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamun2
1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ZI-ZI-a-num2 gur
inim-nin-gir2-su ma2#?-lah5#?
[szu ba]-ti#
x-[x]-x
mu e2 nin-mar-ki-ka gu2-ab-ba-ka ba-du3-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — AGGT 379. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P491922) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P491922..

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