TCBI 1, 199

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382451.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u@c)# [...]
() eme3# [...]
n 5(disz@t) ansze-nita 4(disz@t)
() eme3 3(disz@t)
() ansze-nita 3(disz@t)
() eme3 2(disz@t)
() ansze-nita 2(disz@t)
() eme3 1(disz@t)
() ansze-nita 1(disz@t)
2(disz@t) ansze-nita-mah2
szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) dusu2
ka i7-e2-szubur
lu2 esz2-gid2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 199. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382451) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382451..

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