Position in chronology
LB 0089
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388646.
Transliteration
5(asz@c)? kasz sag10 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) kasz du sa2-du11-am3 2(asz@c) kasz sag10 ri-ge-a 1(asz@c) kasz sag10 1(asz@c) kasz ka2-me? 1(asz@c) dug 6(disz) sila3 kasz du lu2-gesz-KALAM? 4(asz@c)#? kasz sag10 3(asz@c) gara2 [x] u2-u2 zi-ga 1(u) 5(disz)#? [u4] iti munu4-gu7
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — LB 0089. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388646) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388646..
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