TCBI 1, 241

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382493.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur
ur-inanna
1(u@c) 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) TAR-ta
1(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) lu2-BI
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) e2-ur2
3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) asz-a-ne2 sanga
1(asz@c) sipa-an-ne2 muhaldim
1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) sza3-ku3-ge
szunigin 2(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur
la2-ia3 im#-ma#-kam#
me-sag7#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 241. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382493) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382493..

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