TCBI 1, 245

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382497.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] 5(asz@c)# sze gur a-ga-de3
ur#-inanna
[n] 3(asz@c) ur-en-nun
4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) TAR-ta#
4(asz@c) e2#-[...]
x-[...]
2(asz@c)# 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [...]
2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sza3-ku3-ge# [...]
szunigin 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur a-ga-de3
[szu]-ti#-a lu2 lunga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 245. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382497) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382497..

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