BuB 2, 10

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214934.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) dur2 ku3-babbar#
ki-la2-bi 1(asz@c) ma-na
1(asz@c) tug2 bar-dul5 saga
1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2 saga
1(asz@c) gu4# niga
8(asz@c) udu niga
1(asz@c) masz2
1(u@c) tibira-um#
2(u@c) dug sur-ra gir16#
4(u@c) kasz dida saga
ta2-ku-ma-tum
mu-kux(DU)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 2, 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P214934) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214934..

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