ETB 2, 15

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212520.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(asz@c) silig
8(asz@c) gu-za
[...]-x x x 2(asz@c)
[...] kusz# dara3
[...] gan
1(asz@c) da#-bulug4 pa-pa
1(asz@c) tug2 nu-ru-um
1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
[1(asz@c)] RU#-zi-gur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P212520) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212520..

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