TCBI 1, 229

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382481.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) _masz2_
a-na te-en3-ni _kiri6 SZIM PI-PI_
1(asz@c) _udu_ asz7-gi4
in 7(disz@t) _u4_
1(asz@c) _sila4_
a-na nin-gilim2
_e3-a_
ki-zu-tim
_iti szu-gar <n> u4_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 229. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382481) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382481..

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