FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 2

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213214.

Why it matters

Transliteration

en-ma
esz18#-dar#-ba-likx(LUH)
a#-na# da#-bi2-bi2#
esz18#-dar#-tu3-kul2-ti#
_muszen#-du3#_
ha#-ri2#-im#-be-li2
_maszkim_
i-hu-uz#
_dub_ sza-a
u2-kul2-la-i3-su
_lu2-ulu3_
li-isz-ru-ka3-me
u3 _dub_ a-ti-nu-szum
u3 dingir-su-a-ha
li-li#-kam#-me

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — FAOS 19, pl. 9, Ki 2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P213214) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213214..

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