TCBI 2/1, 61

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P382071

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382071.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 DIB za-gin3_
1(disz) _tug2 bar-dul5_ 1(u)-tim
a-na ku-ub-ri
1/2(disz)# _gin2 ku3-babbar_
[1(disz)] _kiszib3 za-gin3_
[...]
[...]
[...]-ni
[...]-ni
1(disz) kisz#-tab-um
_nig2-ba_ a#-na ku#-ub-ri
tam2-ti-su

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 2/1, 61. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382071) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382071..

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