Hebenstreit 038

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Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273514.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[2(asz@c)?] dug 2(u) 2(disz) sila3 i3-udu# du10-ga
2(asz@c) dug 6(disz)? sila3 i3 nu-banda3
2(asz@c) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 i3 ugula
5(asz@c) dug 2(u)#? la2 3(disz@t) sila3 i3-gesz
nam-ha-ni
szu ba-ti
zi#-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Hebenstreit 038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: Hebenstreit, Laurent, Paris, France (P273514) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273514..

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