AuOr 09, 152 8

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212577.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] 1(ban2@c)# be-li2-du10
1(barig@c) ensi2
2(ban2@c) bu3-bu3
2(ban2@c)# zu-zu
3(ban2@c)# ku-ku
1(ban2@c)# pu3-su-du10
1(ban2@c)# im6#-ta2-lik
1(ban2@c) ur-e2
1(ban2@c)# pu3-su-du10
[n] da#-ru-ru
1(ban2@c) ik-ru-ub#-[dingir]
2(ban2@c) x-[...]
[...]-x-[...]
[szunigin n] sze gur sag#-gal2#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AuOr 09, 152 8. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P212577) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212577..

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