TCBI 1, 140

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382392.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) siki# [gu2] 2(u) 5(disz) ma#-na
ma-ma-um-mi
1(asz@c) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na nin-GIR2@g-gal
1(asz@c) gu2 me-nigar-ta
3(u@c) nin-nig2-zu
szunigin 4(asz@c) siki gu2 2(u) ma-na
ki# siki#-ke4-ne
an-ne-szum2
iti GAN2-esz2-gar3-szu-gar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382392) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382392..

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