CST 172

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462377.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 2(disz@t) u4
1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
1(bur3) 1(iku@t) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
1(bur3) 3(iku@t) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
szunigin 7(bur3) 5(iku@t) GAN2
sze sagx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
a2 6(disz@t) u4
ugula ur-gigir2
1(bur3) 2(iku@t) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
ugula lugal-si
1(esze3) 3(iku@t) GAN2 1(disz@t) u4
ugula ur-dumu
lugal-KA

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 172. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, California, USA (P462377) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462377..

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