RIAA 043

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216413.

Why it matters

Transliteration

la2-ia3 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) ud5
2(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) as2-gar3 sza3-du10
2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) masz2 sza3-du10
1(u@c) 6(asz@c) i3 dug x sila3
4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 ga?-ar3? gur
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gu2 siki-ud5 3(u@c) ma-na
[...]
umma#[ ...]
nig2-ka9-bi i3-ak#
2(disz@t) mu 8(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RIAA 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium (P216413) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216413..

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