AuOr 09, 148 4

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212574.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(asz@c) _ku3-babbar_ 5(asz@c) [_gin2_]
1(u@c) _sze gur_
1(asz@c) _siki udu gu2_
a#-na _nig2-sa10#_
[1(asz@c) _]kunga2_
[...]
[...]
[...]
[...]-ne#
[...]-nim#
[...]-i3#-li2#
[...]-ta2#-ku8#-na#
1(asz@c) ma-ma
_abba2-abba2#_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AuOr 09, 148 4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P212574) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212574..

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