LB 1116

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P389533.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(barig@c) kad4 diri si
en-lil2-la2
ki ansze-gesz
1(barig@c) ze2
4(ban2@c) ki lugal-KU-sze3
3(ban2@c) ur!-sze3-ki-an-a-ba
1(ban2@c) il2
3(barig@c) zu2-lum gur
kad4 diri si
ur-nin-pirig?
|UD.NUN.TAR@v|-ki-tur?
2(barig@c) e2-gal-a-men
a-si-si
1(ban2@c) e2-u4-sakar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — LB 1116. 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 (P389533) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P389533..

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