TMH 05, 189 + 201b + TMH NF 1-2, suppl 07 + 09

~2270 BCE·Akkadian Empire·P020603

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020603.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze [lid2]-ga#
im lu2 ganun
1(u) la2 3(ban2@c) im usz-bar# tur-tur
1(disz) la2 1(ban2@c) im nig2-lam2 [tug2]
6(asz) 3(barig) la2 1(ban2@c) im ha-la-um tug2#
4(u) im geme2 szah2
4(u) 5(disz) la2 3(ban2@c) im# usz-[bar] e2 a2-kal-le
4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) im usz-[bar] e2-x [...]
1(u) la2 5(ban2) im x x [...]-ut-tur#? [...]
1(u) 2(disz) la2 4(ban2@c) im kisal-[...]-sa6-[ga]
x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TMH 05, 189 + 201b + TMH NF 1-2, suppl 07 + 09. 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 (P020603) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P020603..

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