Anonymous 271236

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271236.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) gurdub2 sag-nita gaba#?
4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur2 gu-za
3(u@c) 5(asz@c) gesz-ar3
3(asz@c) gurdub TU
n si tur 1(asz@c) si gal
5(disz) gur8 pa
5(disz) gur8 dub-la gu-za
zabala5
i3#-gal2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 271236. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P271236) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271236..

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