Lippmann Coll 185

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472485.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) [n] ma#-na# la2 5(disz@t) gin2
ma-ma-um-mi
2(asz@c) ma-na la2 5(disz@t) gin2
geme2-en-lil2
2(asz@c) ma-na asz-dar# pap
[n] ma-na la2 5(disz@t) gin2#
ta2-ni2-a
[nig2]-banda3#
2(asz@c) ma#-[na] la2# 5(disz@t)# [gin2]
nin#-ad2#-[gal]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 185. 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 (P472485) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P472485..

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