Lippmann Coll 111

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472411.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz'u@c) 3(u) gu sa
gala-mah
1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c)# 3(u) gu sa
e2-zi
karkar#
ugula gala-mah
gu la2-ia3#-am3#
iti# ab-e3-zi-ga-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 111. 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 (P472411) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472411..

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