Adab 0663

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217479.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) gurusz [...]
sze-bi 2(asz@c) gur a-ga-de3[]
i3-bi 5(disz@t) sila3
a2-bi 1(u@c) gin2 ku3-babbar
iti 1(disz@t)-a-kam
adab-ta
szunigin# 1/2(disz)# [ma-na n gin2 ku3-babbar]
szunigin# 7(asz@c) sze gur a#-ga#-de3#
szunigin 2(ban2@c) i3
la2-ia3 gissu#
e2#? [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0663. 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 (P217479) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217479..

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