TCBI 2/1, 51

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P382060

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382060.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(ban2@c) u3#-i3-li2
3(ban2@c) ma-szum
3(ban2@c) du11-ga-ni
3(ban2@c) puzur4-esz18-dar
3(ban2@c) be-li2-gi
3(ban2@c) mu-lu-szum
3(ban2@c) szu-[i3]-li2#-su lunga
pu3#-zu-zu muhaldim
3(ban2@c) me-et-lik
3(ban2@c) sa-du2-tu
3(ban2@c) e2-a-masz-UR masz2-szu-gid2
szunigin# 1(asz@c) _sze-ba gur_ a-ga-de3
_ARAD2 lugal_
a-na hu-bu-ta2-tim
im-hu-ru

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 2/1, 51. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382060) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382060..

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