Adab 0650

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217474.

Why it matters

Transliteration

lu2-en-[lil2-la2-ke4]
ur-en-lil2-la2 dam#-[gar3]
di i3-da-du11
bar 1(u@c) gin2# ku3-[babbar]
lugal-gesz#
ensi2 adab-ba-[ke4]
di ur-en-lil2-la2-[ke4]
si bi2-[sa2]
szud3 bi2-du11#?
1(asz@c) gin2 ku3-[babbar x x]
[]aszgi[ ...]
szu-[i?]
maszkim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0650. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P217474) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217474..

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