BIN 08, 249

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212793.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c)# _sze gur sag-si-sa2_
a2-ni-ta _tug2-du8#*_
2(asz@c) dingir-kal-ga
1(asz@c) dingir-sukkal
_aszgab-me_
2(asz@c) ur-li _ma2-lah5_
2(barig@c) szara2-i3-sa6!(UN) _sipa ansze-erin2_
2(barig@c) ur-iszkur _sagi_
2(barig@c) i3-li2-ba-lik
1(asz@c) dingir-igi-du _simug_
szunigin 9(asz@c) 2(barig@c) _sze-ba gur sag-si-sa2_
szu me-sag2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BIN 08, 249. 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 (P212793) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212793..

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