TCBI 1, 141

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382393.

Transliteration

4(disz) bar-dul5 usz-bar
ma-ma-um-mi
1(disz) geme2-en-lil2
4(disz) asz-dar
1(disz) da-im-a
2(disz) nin-GIR2@g-gal
2(disz) nig2-banda3
1(disz) si-bi-tum
szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) bar-dul5 usz-bar
la2-ia3-am3
iti szuba3-nun iti ab-us2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 141. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382393) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382393..

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