LB 1130

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P389537.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(barig@c) zu2-lum gur
e2-gal-sze3 al-de6
1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-li azlag2
nibru-sze3
i3-de6
3(ban2@c) lugal-la2
sagi-sze3#?
3(ban2@c) gi-lam-sze3 al-ak
lugal-la2
2(ban2@c) du-du
i-sar-sar
szunigin 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — LB 1130. 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 (P389537) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P389537..

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