CUSAS 26, 199

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P391857.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2@c) _sze gur mah_
3(u@c) _gur si-sa2_
er3-ra-ra
im-hur
2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _gur mah_
i-ri-zi-su#
szu ba-zi-[zi]
im-[hur]
2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _gur# [si-sa2]_
lu2-dingir-ra#
szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _gur# mah#_
szunigin 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gur si-sa2
szu e2-sze-gid2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 26, 199. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P391857) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P391857..

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