Lippmann Coll 052

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472352.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c)# udu niga
3(u@c)# zu2-lum# gurdub#
3(u@c)# ku6# gurdub#
5(asz@c) szum2#-sikil# gurdub#
a#-ra2 <1(disz@t)> iti szubax(|MUSZ3xZA|)#-nun#
2(asz@c) [n] udu niga
3(u@c)# zu2-lum gurdub#
1(u@c) ku6 gurdub
5(asz@c) szum2-sikil gurdub
a-ra2 2(disz@t)
iti# sze-sag11-ku5
a#-mur-um-ra
e#-na-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 052. 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 (P472352) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472352..

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