Lippmann Coll 044

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472344.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] zu2#-[lum]
[x]-x-x
[n] lugal-iti-da
[n] ur#-mes
1(barig@c) ka-x
2(barig@c) a-mur-um
1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) giri3-gen-na
szabra e2
3(ban2@c) igi-si4
szunigin 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur
x x kal# x
[...] x x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Carl L. Lippmann Collection, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain (P472344) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472344..

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