CST 204

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462409.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...]
lu2 e2 sa10#
1(asz@c) gu4 1(asz@c) ansze
ur-ga2#?
4(asz@c)#? gu4# ur-pirig-tur
1(u@c) [gu4]
2(asz@c) ansze
i3-ta#-[x]
ur-ga2#-[x]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CST 204. 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 (P462409) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P462409..

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