RTC 104

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216883.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x
[...]-ba#
[...] x x [...] bar
[...] x zabar
[...] x zabar
1(u) 6(disz) sila3 i3 x
2(asz@c) dug 3(disz) sila3 i3 udu
1(gesz2) 7(asz@c) dug 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2(u) 6(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur# a-ga-de3
1(u) 1(asz@c) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
5(u) ma-na sag szu#?-kur
4(u) 7(disz) ma-na 5(u) gin2 siki kin til-la
2(u) ma-na x
[...] x
[...] zu2# am-si

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 104. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216883) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216883..

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