TCBI 1, 250

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382502.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(gesz2@c)# ninda 1(disz)# sila3#
6(asz@c) [...]
3(u@c) la2# 2(disz)# ku6# al#-dar-a
erin2-e szu#-ba-ti
1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ninda 1(disz) sila3
lu2 gub-ba-me
1(u@c) ninda 1(disz) sila3 e2-zi
dub-sar
da-da maszkim-bi
ninda zi-ga
e2-mah-dingir-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 250. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382502) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382502..

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