BIN 08, 217

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212761.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) 4(disz) ku6-duru5 du5
7(disz) du5 ku6-duru5
2(disz) ku6 suhur-duru5-gal
2(u) sa sar-lu-a
2(u) sa szum2-sikil
2(u) sa sze-lu2
2(u)# sa gid2 SU#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BIN 08, 217. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (P212761) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212761..

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