TMH 05, 151

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P020565

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020565.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c)? gu2 gesz-gid2-da uruda
ki-la2-be6 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) ma-na
ki ur-en-lil2
gal simug-ta
szu-a ab-gi4
lugal-gub-ba-ni
ku3 ga2-ga2-de3
szu-na ba-gi4#
iti bara2-za3-gar
mu sar-um-gi
si-mur-um-sze3
i3#-gen-na-a#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TMH 05, 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P020565) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020565..

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