Adab 1095

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217629.

Why it matters

Transliteration

iti gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)-a
u4# 5(disz) al-zal
sar# gaz-sze3 al-ak
u4 1(u) al-zal
sze al-gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)
u4 1(u) 5(disz) tab-kam-ma-bi GAN2 gi-na-am3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 1095. 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 (P217629) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217629..

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