UET 2, supp 33

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217351.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz@c) nin-abzu-a
1(asz@c) sza-ri2-AN-ni
1(asz@c) ur2-ku-ku
1(asz@c) nin-di-de3
1(asz@c) ta2-asz2-ma2-tum
1(asz@c) na-ip-e-la
1(asz@c) e2-GAN2
1(asz@c) nin-e2-li-si
1(asz@c) nam-la2-ga#
1(asz@c) dingir-ga-zi#
1(asz@c) la-na-zigum#-ma#
szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 usz-bar
ugula-iri nin-abzu-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — UET 2, supp 33. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P217351) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217351..

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