RTC 086

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216865.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x
[...] ga# x
[...] udu
[...] x-a
x szid-da
i3-gal2
szar-ru 2(asz@c) mu-kam
sza3#-bi i3-zu
in# 1(disz@t) mu
na-ra-am-suen
us2-se11 e2 en-lil2
in# nibru
u3# e2 inanna
[in] zabala
[isz-ku]-nu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 086. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216865) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216865..

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