CST 026

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212950.

Transliteration

6(disz@t) sag [i3 (nun)] sila3#
3(disz@t) [i3]-nun# sila3
6(disz@t)#? [(x)] ur#-en-lil2-la2
6(disz@t) i3-nun sila3
ur-eme2-ga
1(u) 2(disz@t)# i3-nun sila3
e2-ki
szunigin 1(disz) dug 1(u) 7(disz@t) sila3#! i3-nun
i3# de2-a
x [x (x)]-si#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P212950) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212950..

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