TCBI 1, 225

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382477.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) udu
siki-bi 3(asz@c) gu2 5(disz) ma-na
lugal-uszur3-mu
1(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) udu
siki-bi 2(asz@c) gu2
ur-en-lil2
szunigin 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) udu
szunigin 5(asz@c) gu2 5(disz) ma#-[na]
siki udu dab5-ba-kam
e2-masz

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 225. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382477) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382477..

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