CST 007

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212932.

Why it matters

Transliteration

la2-ia3 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur
1(asz@c) dug la2 2(disz@t) sila3 i3
5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#? x ku6 had2
3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur mun
sze-ba 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) lu2 za-tur-tur
la3#?-ia3 ()
_szu#_ 3(disz@t) mu
_al_ umma
_i-ba-sze3_
en-ne-ne
mu-kux(DU)
3(disz@t) mu 1(u) 1(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P212932) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212932..

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