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ASJ 14, 102 6
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Transliteration
8(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sag-gal2 si-sa2 lul-gu#-ak# gu-sur 4(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) ab-ba-sa6-ga# gu-sur 1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) e2-ha-lu-ub2-e gu-sur 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) ur-nigar gu-sur 1(gesz2@c) lugal-kisal 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar#-ezinu3 szesz ur-PA 5(gesz2@c) da-da gu-sur szunigin#? 2(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sag-gal2# si-sa2 en-na-dingir-e szu ba-ti lugal#-sa6 maszkim
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ASJ 14, 102 6. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany (P235690) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235690..
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