HSS 10, 135

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213400.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(ban2@c) dam# [...]
3(ban2@c) i-lu5-dingir
1(barig@c) dam UD-isz
3(ban2@c) su4-ma-dingir
1(barig@c) isz-bu3-um
3(ban2@c) i-mi-dingir
3(barig@c) da-nu-da
1(barig@c) za-u2-e
1(barig@c) bu-ku-zum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — HSS 10, 135. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (P213400) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P213400..

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