CST 197

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462402.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) ama u8
1(asz@c) udu-nita
1(asz@c) sila4 nita sza3-du10
4(asz@c) ud5 ama
2(asz@c) masz2
ur-szara2-ka-kam
1(asz@c) kir11 sza3-du10
3(asz@c) sila4 sza3-du10
2(asz@c) masz2 gal-gal
2(asz@c) asz2-gar3 sza3-du10
2(asz@c) masz2 sza3-du10
ur-suen-ka-kam
udu la2-ia3 x? a-bi2-lu5
i3-da-se12
2(disz@t) mu 8(disz@t) itix(UD@s)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 197. 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 (P462402) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462402..

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