TMH 05, 155

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P020569

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020569.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] szen#? uruda?
[...] 2(u) 8(disz) szum2-sikil
4(u) ma-sa2
3(asz@c) banszur
1(u) 1(disz) di-szum
4(u) 2(disz) asal2 sa
1(u) 7(disz) zu2-lum gurdub
1(asz@c) i3-dug#
1(asz@c) x gurdub
1(asz@c) |SARxKIB|# gurdub
[...] da#?
[...] sa

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TMH 05, 155. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P020569) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020569..

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