BIN 08, 173

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212717.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] 4(asz@c)#? ku3 gin2#
1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
4(u@c) 1(asz@c) i3 szah2 sila3
2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) zu2-lum gur
1(asz@c) szah2 u2
nig2-sa10 nin-gissu-na-ni-kam
ur-lugal sipa ansze-ke4
i3-szi-szum2
BAD abul e2-gal#-[la-ka]
di-be6 si ab-sa2
du-du
x [x x] DA AN [...] ti [x]
lu2 inim#-[ma]-ke4#-ne#
i3-gi#?-[ne?]-esz2#?
nam [...] x AN x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 173. 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 (P212717) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212717..

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