BIN 08, 044

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212620.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) sze gur
e2-kiszib3 szu-i2
2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) igi-si4
2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) usz dumu za3-ge
3(asz@c) e2-kiszib3 szu-i2
2(barig@c) ur-gu dumu lugal-en-nu
inim-zi-da
an-da-gal2
sze sag-kam
ur2-ni-kam
4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur
a-ba-en-lil2
dumu amar-abzu
szu ba-ti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (P212620) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212620..

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