Adab 0947

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217583.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 za a-ga-de3
1(ban2@c) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
[n sila3] nig2-ar3-ra
4(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
banszur ensi2
5(disz) sila3 zi3 za ur3-sze3
lu2-ni nu-esz3
szunigin 1(ban2@c) 7(disz)# sila3 zi3 za
[szu] nigin2# 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze
[zi]-ga sipa-an-ne2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0947. 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 (P217583) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217583..

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