BIN 08, 081

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221564.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(gesz2@t) nindax(DU) libir
5(gesz2@t) dagal
7(gesz2@t) la2 2(disz@t) kusz3 ur2
6(gesz2@t) la2 2(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad 1/2(disz)
5(gesz2@t) 1(disz@t) |GISZ.BAD| ugula nu-banda3
5(gesz2@t) 2(disz@t) kusz3 en-tar
2(gesz2@t) 1(disz@t) ninda KID
3(gesz2@t) la2 1(disz@t) |GISZ.BAD| ab-ba
[...] x gu-na
1(gesz2@t) 2(disz@t) kusz3 pu3-ni-du10
2(gesz2@t)# BAD# kusz3 e2-a nu-si
2(gesz2@t) BAD e2-kur? nu-si
4(gesz2@t) 1(disz@t) nig2-ka9 ur-KUSZ2
2(gesz2@t) 1(disz@t) nig2-ka9 hu-ni-x
() 6(disz@t) la2 1(disz@t) nig2-ka9 NI-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 081. 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 (P221564) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P221564..

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