TCBI 1, 220

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382472.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze gur# sag-gal2
2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze kur
agar4# masz-da-[lu]
5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag#-gal2#
1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2# gesz-gaba-tab#-[bi]
[1(barig@c)] sze# [kur]
[agar4 a]-sza3-mah#
szunigin 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur# sag-[gal2]
sze gesz ra#-[a]
ka3-la-ba engar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 220. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382472) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382472..

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