CUSAS 27, 060

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P251905

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251905.

Why it matters

Transliteration

en-ma
szu-ma-ma
a-na szu-i3-li2-su
a-na _geme2_ u3 _ARAD2_
2(barig@c) _sze_ 1(barig@c) _ku6_
[2(disz)] _sila3 i3-szah2#_
li-di3-in
a-na-gu
in a-la-ki
lu-ti-szum
a ik-la
ma-num2 <ki> a-hi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 060. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P251905) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251905..

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