USP 33

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217390.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2/3(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
ma-ma-hur-sag
1(gesz2@c) ninda# 1/3(asz@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c)
1/3(asz@c)# kasz# 3(ban2@c)
kir-ba-num2
szunigin 1(gesz2@c) ninda 5(u) du8
2/3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1/3(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
1(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) kasz
1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3
1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 2(disz@t) iti 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) u4#

Scholarly note

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

Attribution

Image: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (P217390) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217390..

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