Lippmann Coll 027

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472327.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) siki ma-na
1(asz@c) i3-gesz gesz szum2-ma sila3
1(asz@c) esir4 e2-ba
ur-gibil4#?
nu-kiri6#
[x]-x-tur-tur#-[sze3?]
[im]-szi-gen-na#
[e]-na-szum2
i3 zi-ga-am3
lugal#-a-mu
iti mu-tir

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 027. 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 (P472327) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472327..

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