TCBI 1, 219

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382471.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(esze3@c) GAN2 la2 3(disz) SAR
ur-nigar
2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 e2-ur2
4(iku@c) e2-ur2
2(iku@c) [...] GAN2 nin-nig2-bara4-e
[...] a-sza3# a-hu-su-nu
[...] a-sza3# lu2-gu
[...] GAN2 ur-tesz2
[...] a-sza3# ur-a2 zadim
[...] GAN2 en-lil2-la2
[...]
[...] GAN2# x x x
[...] GAN2 lugal-en-nu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 219. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382471) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382471..

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