Lippmann Coll 001

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472301.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz@c) ninda ne-sag
3(u@c) 6(asz@c) dug gu2-zi
2(u@c)# la2 2(asz@c) dug [...]
[...] szu ba-ti
ka i7 tur
ninda zi-ga
lugal-an-dul3
sagi mah#
mes-ki#-gal-la#
ensi2# adab

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Carl L. Lippmann Collection, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain (P472301) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472301..

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