DCS 083

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109168.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) 2(disz) gurusz
nu-banda3 ba-zi-ge#
2(disz) 2(asz) 2(u) 6(disz) lu2 gub-ba-me
1(u) la2 1(disz) engar 1(disz) lu2 szu-nir
2(disz) lu2 x-x-u-si-da-um?
nu-banda3 x-ma-ma
1(asz) 3(u) gurusz
nu-banda3 ur-ab-ba
2(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz
nu-banda3 lugal-mu-he2-ti-il8
szunigin 9(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz
szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) lu2 zi-ga
gurum2 erin2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — DCS 083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P109168) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109168..

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