CUSAS 20, 037

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273792.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(asz@c) gu ma-na
2(asz@c) gurdub2 SUMASZ@g szum2
i3-gal2
3(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 tur-tur
1(ban2@c) gamun
ur-lu-lu-ra
ad-da
szu i3-na-us2
ur-lu-lu-ra
u3-na-du11
ad-da
na-be2-a
lu2-gid2
ha-mu-gi4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 20, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P273792) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273792..

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