TCBI 1, 249

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382501.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 zi3 dabin# a#-[ga]-de3[]
4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra igi-zi#-[...]
3(disz) sila3 he2-na-[...]
3(disz) sila3 lugal#-[...]
5(disz) sila3 en-[...]
1(ban2@c) nin-sag-e
5(disz) sila3 ziz2 e2-ba
szunigin 3(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 imgaga3 a-ga-de3
la2-ia3 1(disz) sila3 nin-sag-e
1(disz) sila3 u2#-zi-li
1/2(disz) sila3 nin-gu2-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 249. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382501) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382501..

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