LB 0089

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388646.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(asz@c)? kasz sag10
1(u@c) 6(asz@c) kasz du
sa2-du11-am3
2(asz@c) kasz sag10
ri-ge-a
1(asz@c) kasz sag10
1(asz@c) kasz
ka2-me?
1(asz@c) dug 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
lu2-gesz-KALAM?
4(asz@c)#? kasz sag10
3(asz@c) gara2 [x]
u2-u2
zi-ga 1(u) 5(disz)#? [u4]
iti munu4-gu7

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — LB 0089. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388646) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388646..

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