TCBI 1, 251

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382503.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 2(disz) ninda-ta
3(asz@c) lu2 lunga3 2(disz)
5(disz) ma2-lah5
2(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) kasz
bara2-sag7
2(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) kasz
aga3-us2 lugal
2(u@c) 4(disz) ninda 2(asz@c) kasz
ur-dumu-x
5(disz)# ninda ur-nin#-[...]
[...]
1(u@c)# [n ninda ...]-ab
1(u@c) x [...] aga3#-us2
szunigin 3(gesz2) ninda 4(asz@c) kasz
ninda zi#-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 251. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382503) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382503..

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