RTC 141

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216920.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 7(disz) hi
2(gesz2) 8(disz) hi 2(asz)
sa12#-du5
3(u) 1(disz) hi
4(u) 1(disz)# 1/2(disz) hi 3(asz) 2(barig)
[...] 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) hi
3(u) la2 2(disz) [...] hi 1(asz)# 2(barig)
1(u) hi
1(u) 4(asz) hi 3(asz) 2(barig)
apin#-la2
gesz#?-gu2
sag-apin-na
GAN2 u3#-du10-kux(KWU636)#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 141. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216920) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216920..

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