AS 17, 09

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212540.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(gesz2) 1(u)# 1(disz)#? haszhur
ab-ta-e3# nu-szid
1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) n? sag-ga2-kam
1(gesz2) 8(disz) 2(disz)-kam-sze3
1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) 3(disz)-kam-sze3
5(u) la2 1(disz) 4(disz)-kam-sze3
2(u) la2 2(disz) 5(disz)-kam-sze3
2(u) 6(disz)-kam-sze3
() u3-suh5
[n] 2(u) 5(disz)? ()
szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) haszhur
i-szar-be-li2
szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) pesz3
ab-ta-e3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AS 17, 09. 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 (P212540) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212540..

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