Lippmann Coll 206

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472506.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(u@c) 5(disz) gin2 siki ri
ma-ma#-um-mi
7(asz@c) nin-nig2# 4(asz@c)
1(u@c) 5(asz@c) asz-dar 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c)
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ta2-ni2-a
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1/3(asz@c) nin-ad2-gal
1(u@c) n 4(asz@c) x x nig2-banda3
1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ma-na nin-nig2-zu 5(asz@c)
1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2/3(asz@c) me-nigin3-ta
szu-a gi4-a
ki siki-ke4-ne-kam
iti nig2-kiri6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 206. 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 (P472506) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472506..

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