BIN 08, 065

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221562.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2# esz16-ba?
ama-bara2-abzu
3(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 3(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c)
si-du3
1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ur-nam2-nun
1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-tul2-ba-za
gala
2(esze3@c)# 4(iku@c)
lugal-a2-REC107
1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)? lisz us2
ma2-gur8 ugula?
2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) lisz us2 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze 4 (asz@c) pap 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) us2
en-lil2-la2 gu:sur
5(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) 3(asz@c) sze 2(asz@c) lisz us2
amar-gu2-la2 sipa

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 065. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (P221562) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221562..

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