Adab 0800 + 1011

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217531.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[1(asz) x] sze nig2-ar3-ra gur si-sa2
ga-esz8#
1(asz) 2(barig) ur-nin-sun2#
1(asz) 2(barig) lugal-kesz3
1(asz) [2(barig)] ur-isztaran
[1(asz)] 2(barig) di-utu
[...] szu-na
[...] lugal-hi-li#
[...] lu2-lil-la
[...] edin-bi-sze3
[...] sipa#-an-ne2
[...] szesz-sa6-ga
[...] e2#?-tum#
[...] x
ki# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0800 + 1011. 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 (P217531) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217531..

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