Lippmann Coll 130

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472430.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u@c)# tug2 nig2-la2 nig2#-su-a
1(asz@c)# pisan# i3-gal2#
3(u@c) [...]
1(asz@c) pisan# [i3-gal2]
3(u@c)# [...]
1(asz@c) pisan# i3-gal2
3(u@c) 5(asz@c) tug2 nig2-la2
1(asz@c) pisan i3-gal2
1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) tug2 sza3-ga-du3
1(asz@c) pisan i3-gal2#
1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) tug2 sza3-ga-du3
1(u@c) tug2 nig2-la2
1(asz@c) pisan i3-[gal2]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 130. 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 (P472430) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472430..

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