CUSAS 27, 176

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253326.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze-[ba gur] a-ga-de3
itix(|UD@sxBAD|) sig4-szub-ba-gar
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze-ba gur
itix(|UD@sxBAD|) szu-numun
6(asz@c) sze gur
_a-na_ nig2-ar3-ra
[x] sze#? x (x) na#
iti szu-numun# [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam
szunigin 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze gur a-ga-de3
[...]
[...]
la2#-ia3-[am3]
ba-KA-a-asz2
nig2-ka9-bi nu#-ak#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 27, 176. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253326) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253326..

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