FTP 093

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P225784.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(asz) sze gur#
IGI-da-la2-ni
4(asz) 2(ban2) nar nita
1(asz) 2(ban2) e2-a-ba-ni
1(asz) 3(ban2) dumu bu-la-lum
5(asz) ha-ba-tum
2(asz) gar3-i3-li2
1(u) 5(asz) ba-a-ba
1(u) 5(asz) ha-li-a
1(u) ma-nu-a
szunigin 4(u)# [4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze] gur#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — FTP 093. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P225784) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P225784..

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