CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P218053.

Transliteration

9(gesz2) usz
sag 1(iku) GAN2
2(disz) kusz3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) szu-si

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA (P218053) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P218053..

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