RTC 108

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216887.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) _imgaga3 gur_ a-ga-de3
2(ban2@c) 5(asz@c) _sila3 i3-nun_
1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) _gu2-gu2 gal-gal_
2(asz@c)? _gu2-gu2 tur-tur#_
3(asz@c) _sila3 gu2-gu2_-[...]
3(asz@c) _sila3_ ga zi-x
utu-il-la-at
_lu2 nig2-sa-ha_
im-hur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 108. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216887) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216887..

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