Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
column 1
(ATF requires work)
column 2
1. su6#-DU?-gu10
en: my beard
2. {tug2}gesztu-gu10
en: my ear
3. sza3 gesztu-gu10
en: the inside of my ear
4. za-na gesztu-gu10
en: my auricle (‘lyre of the ear’)
5. gesztu2-gu10
en: my ear
6. x [x] gesztu-gu10
en: of my ear
7. sa# [x]-gu10
en: the muscle of my ....
8. sa gu2-gu10
en: the muscle of my neck
9. gu2-gul-gu10
en: the side of my neck
10. gu2-bala-gu10
en: the side of my neck
11. gu2-HAR-gu10
en: my throat
12. zi-gu10
en: my throat
13. zi#-pa-ag2-gu10
en: my larynx
14. gu2-mah!-gu10
en: the broadest side of my neck
15. [...]
en: ...
16. za3-si!-gu10
en: my shoulder blade (?)
17. za3-tab-gu10
en: my shoulders
18. a2-zi-da#-[gu10]
en: my right side
19. a2-gub3-ba#-[gu10]
en: my left side
20. [...] x [...]
en: ...
reverse
column 1
(beginning requires ATF work)
1'. [gesz]-hur szu#-gu10
en: the lines of my hand
2'. [x?] umbin szu-gu10
en: the nails of my hand
3'. sza3 szu-gu10
en: the palm of my hand
column 2
broken