RTC 132

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216911.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] la2 3(asz@c) ud5 za3-szu4
[...] asz2-gar3 sza3-du10
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) masz2-nita2 sza3-du10
za3 nu-szu4
szunigin 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) masz2 hi-a
[...]
gab2-us2
1(asz@c) en-er2-ra-ni
na-gada-bi
ur-utu
ensi2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 132. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216911) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216911..

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