TCBI 1, 158

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382410.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz@c) ur-nim 4(disz)# ninda#
dabin-bi 2(barig@c) a-ga-de3
u4 2(u)-sze3
2(u@c) uz kur-gi 2/3(disz)
sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gur
[u4 n] 1(u)-sze3
[...]
1(u@c)? [...] x-gi-a x 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
4(asz) kaskal 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
dabin-bi
i3-du8-gal
iti sze-gurx(|SZE&SZE.KIN|)-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 158. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382410) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382410..

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