Lippmann Coll 178

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472478.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) siki gu2 la2 2(u) ma-na
ki siki-ke4-ne
szu ba-ti
2(u) siki ma-na
nin-ama-mu
szu ba-ti
iti nig2-kiri6
4(asz@c) siki# gu2# 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na#
ki siki-ke4-ne#
szu ba-ti#
2(u) [n] nin#-ama-mu#
iti# mu#-tir#
1(u) lu2#?-x x
1(u) sipa [...]
siki [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 178. 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 (P472478) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472478..

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