BIN 08, 007

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221536.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2
e2-sar
4(asz@c) asz8-gi4
4(asz@c) e2-sahar
2(asz@c) inanna
3(asz@c) en-ki
4(asz@c)# e2#-dam#
1(asz@c) dara3-U-en-lil2-gar
1(asz@c) x-e2-si
1(asz@c) an-ne2
8(asz@c) esz3 tur-tur
e2 utu#
u4 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c)
GAN2 gigir2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (P221536) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221536..

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