Adab 0793

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217529.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) sze gur 1(barig)
2(ban2@c) addir ma2-lah5
ur-dingir-tur
[...] geme2-e2 [...]
i7-nin#-[mu-du]
en-lil2-la2 nu-esz3
szu ba-ti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0793. 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 (P217529) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217529..

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