AO 03393

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P491928

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P491928.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz@t) ansze kusz zu2#-lum 3(disz) sila3#-ta
ur-szul
3(disz@t) geme2-ba?-ni
3(disz@t) geme2-szul-pa-e3
1(gesz2)? nin-al-la#
3(disz@t) me-me
3(disz@t) nin-he2-gal2
3(disz@t)# geme2-isztaran
3(disz@t) zi-zi
3(disz@t) sa6-sa6
3(disz@t)# ka-sa6
3(disz@t)#? e2-zi
1(gesz2)? lu2-nun-ki
itix(|UD@sxTIL|) ezem ba-ba6
zi-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AO 03393. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P491928) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P491928..

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