Tutub 15

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217271.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz@c) _lu2#-[kin]-gi4#-[a_]
6(asz@c)# _sagi_
_ugula_ da-gan-iri[]-ni-su
1(u@c) _sagi_
_ugula_ i3-li2-isz-ma-ni
[n] 4(asz@c) szu-ut# _[gigir2?_]
[...]
3(u@c) _gesz-kin-ti#_
_ugula#_ x x [...]
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Tutub 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P217271) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217271..

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