Adab 0865

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217552.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[2(asz)] 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 sila3 dabin gur sa2-du11
3(ban2@c) la2 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dabin
ezem nig2-kiri6
[1(disz)] 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda [...] zi3 dabin
NE#-NE-gar
igi#-zi
[szunigin] 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur sa2-du11
[szunigin] 4(ban2@c) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 dabin
zi#-ga inim-ma
[iti du6]-ku3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0865. 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 (P217552) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217552..

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