Lippmann Coll 186

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472486.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(disz) siki# mug# ma-na
ma-ma-um-mi#
1(u) 4(disz) nin-nig2-zu#
1(u)# la2 1/3(asz@c) asz-dar#
1(u) 3(disz) ma-na# la2 1(u) gin2
ta2-ni2-[a]
1(u) nin#-ad2#-[gal]
szunigin 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) siki mug ma-na
la2-ia3
ki siki-ka-kam
iti szu-gar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 186. 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 (P472486) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472486..

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