DCS 045

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213132.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c)# nin-masz-e
1(asz@c) () gi#?
1(asz@c) () gal2#
1(asz@c) ma-am3-ma
1(asz@c) am3-ma-ma
1(asz@c) () gal2#
1(asz@c) nin-lu2
[1(asz@c)] munus-ge6
ki lugal-x-x-KA#
1(asz@c) pa4-pa4 i3-du8
3(asz@c) ki ab-ba dub-sar-ka
1(asz@c) nin-zi
ki# NINA-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — DCS 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P213132) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213132..

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