Adab 0842

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217545.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) 6(disz) sila3 gal5-gal zi-ga
2(asz@c) me-me ama en-an-na-tum2# PAP
1(barig@c) lu2 e2-dam PAP
1(asz@c) sze gur si-sa2 a-tag
lu2 ganun-na
1(asz@c) lu2 esz2-gid2 PAP
1(asz@c) lugal-e2 PAP
dub-[...]
3(asz@c) masz-szu# [...] zi-ga
1(barig) 2(ban2) sa2-du11# [...]
lu2 sze bala-[...]
3(ban2@c) dingir-igi-du-mu zi-ga
szunigin 2(u@c) 7(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur mah#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0842. 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 (P217545) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217545..

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