RTC 204

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216977.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...]
1(u) 6(asz@c) gug# [...]
5(asz@c) za-gin3 gal
2(asz@c) za-gin3 gur4-ra
7(asz@c) za ku3-sig17 1(disz) szu-si
4(asz@c) za ku3-babbar gal
8(asz@c) za-gin3 1(disz) szu-si
[...] za ku3-sig17 gal
2(asz@c) amar nu2-a ku3-sig17
1(asz@c) amar nu2-a za-gin3
1(u@c) za gur4-ra ku3-sig17
1(u@c) za gur4-ra gug
2(asz@c) za dingir-[su2]-LAGAB-me
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 204. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216977) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216977..

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