CST 016

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212940.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz)? kasz 1(barig@c) sze dug
5(disz@t) sila3 zi3-sig15@v
1(disz@t) u4-a-kam
sze kasz 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) gur sag-gal2 si-sa2
ziz2 kasz 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur
1(disz@t) iti(|UD@sxTIL|)-a-kam
szunigin n 2(u@c) [... gur] sag#-[gal2] x
szunigin# [...] x kam?
[...] musz#?
[im-si-sa2]-a#? ba#-dah-e
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 016. 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 (P212940) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212940..

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