BIN 08, 176

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212720.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] 3(barig@c) [...]
x-nin-[...]
3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-lil2-la2
x tug2 hi-a du
2(asz@c) ha-ma-ti
1(asz@c) ur-su-sipa-lu
1(ban2@c) szesz-kal-la
nig2#-sa10 1(asz@c) naga3
1(disz)# sila3 en-nu
szunigin 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
sze zi-ga en-nu-kam#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BIN 08, 176. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (P212720) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212720..

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