CST 011

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212936.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(u@c) uruda# ma-na la2 7(asz@c) gin2 nig2-sahar-ra
uruda sa12-du5-ka-kam
ad#-da dumu lugal-nig2-bir3-re-ka-ke4 e#-la2
amar-gir maszkim-bi
2(u) la2 2(disz)? ma-na nig2-sahar-ra
[...] gin2 ku3 a-edin sa12-du5-[...]
e2-edin-ne2 maszkim-bi
5(disz)? ma-na nig2-sahar-ra [uruda?] sa12#!-du5!-kam
du-du simug#-[gal]-e# e-la2
[szunigin] 3(u) 3(disz) 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 uruda ma-na nig2-sahar-ra
da-da dub#-[sar]-e
du-du simug!-gal-ra
e-na-la2
5(disz@t) mu 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) iti 7(disz@t) u4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P212936) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212936..

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