TCBI 1, 259

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382511.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz@c) gurdub2 ku6 dar a2-bala-a 2(barig@c)
1(asz@c) gurdub2 ku6 sag 2(barig@c)
1(asz@c) gurdub2 ku6 ab 2(ban2@c)
1(asz@c) gurdub2 nunuz ab-suhur ku6
1(asz@c) gurdub2 muszen dar-ra
1(asz@c) gurdub2 ge6-par4
1(asz@c) gurdub2 gesztin-x
[1(asz@c)] gurdub2# [...]
[...]
[...]
[...]
1(asz@c) ma-sa2-[ab]
1(asz@c) kir NUN#-[...]
nig2 ma2-|TAxKASKAL| gar-ra-am3
ab-ba an-na-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 259. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382511) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382511..

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