Adab 0751

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217520.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[5(asz) sze] gur 3(ban2)#
1(ban2@c) addir ma2-lah5
ku3-sa szu-ku6
7(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 4(ban2@c) 5(disz)# sila3#
1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 addir ma2-[lah5]
za3-mu
szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze#
i7-nin-mu-du
en-lil2-la2 nu-esz3
szu ba-ti
[a]-ra2# 7(disz@t)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0751. 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 (P217520) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217520..

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