Position in chronology
BuB 2, 11
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214935.
Why it matters
Transliteration
3(asz@c) zi3 sig15 gur sag-gal2 si-sa2 ki dingir-sa6-ta da-da dumu nam-zi-ke4 szu ba-ti ki nig2-ka9-ka i3-na-ga2-ga2 4(disz@t) mu 8(disz@t) iti
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — BuB 2, 11. 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 (P214935) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P214935..
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