Lippmann Coll 188

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472488.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] la2# 1(disz@t) siki ma-na
ma-ma-um-mi
1(u) 5(disz) geme2-en-lil2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ku3 gin2
3(u) asz-dar
1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ta2-ni2-a
[n] 2(u) nin-ad2-gal
3(u)#? 2(disz) nig2-banda3
[n] 3(disz)# me#-nigin3#-[ta]
[n nin]-nig2#-zu#
[n se-be2]-tum#
[...]
[...]-na#
[szunigin n] gu2# 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na mu-ni
dub#?-[sar?-ra?] e#-na#-[szum2]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 188. 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 (P472488) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472488..

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