BuB 2, 12

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214936.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz@c) sze gur
e2-ni
2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-sza3
2(asz@c) me-ur4
2(barig@c) nin-szu
2(barig@c) ama-|SAL+HUB2|
2(barig@c) ama-AB
1(asz@c) ama-|SAL+HUB2|
nin# [...]
2(barig@c)# bara2#-an-ne3
1(asz@c)? nin#-szesz#
2(barig@c) a#-HE2#
2(barig@c) e2-ku3#
1(asz@c) a-NI-NI
szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 2, 12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P214936) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214936..

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