TCBI 1, 151

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382403.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz@c) bir3 ansze 3(ban2@c) sze a-ga-de3-ta
2(asz@c) bir3 ansze 2(ban2@c)
a-mur-um sukkal
2(asz@c) bir3 ansze 3(ban2@c)
ur-ildux(NAGAR)
3(ban2@c) i-mu-tum
2(ban2@c) ur-ma-nu-gal
1(ban2@c) ur-nigar
1(ban2@c) isz-ma2-dingir
1(ban2@c) en-ki-an-dul3
sze zi-ga
en-an-ne2-kam
iti sze-sag11-ku5

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382403) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382403..

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