CUSAS 35, 485

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250697.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(asz@c) zi3 gur a-ga#-de3#
[n] 1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) bappir# [gur]
1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) munu4# [gur]
3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nig2#-ar3#-ra# gur
1(asz@c) i3 dug# gal
1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) i3 sila3 i3-ak
1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ku6 gur sag-gal2#
[n x]-NI-x
[n] 6(asz@c) dupsik
la2-ia3
[x] an-na-num2#-e
ga-sur2-a#
mu-de6-a-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 485. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P250697) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250697..

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