ASJ 14, 102 6

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235690.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sag-gal2 si-sa2
lul-gu#-ak# gu-sur
4(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) ab-ba-sa6-ga# gu-sur
1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) e2-ha-lu-ub2-e gu-sur
1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) ur-nigar gu-sur
1(gesz2@c) lugal-kisal
2(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar#-ezinu3
szesz ur-PA
5(gesz2@c) da-da gu-sur
szunigin#? 2(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sag-gal2# si-sa2
en-na-dingir-e
szu ba-ti
lugal#-sa6 maszkim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ASJ 14, 102 6. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany (P235690) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235690..

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