CUSAS 27, 071

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P251906

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251906.

Why it matters

Transliteration

en-ma
ur-isztaran
a-na zu-zu
1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) _sze gur_
sza isz-de3
ba-zi-zi
su-lum-su-saga
im-hu-ra-ni
a-na bu3-zu-zu
u3 ur-ur
li-di3-nam
mim-ma la i3-szu4 a-ga-li-isz

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 071. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P251906) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251906..

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