Anonymous 271222

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271222.

Transliteration

2(ban2@c) zu2-lum
3(asz@c) gesz nig2-du tak4 x
2(asz@c) gesz nig2?-DU x
dingir-lugal-iri-bar
nag bulug3-bulug3
lugal-im-szul-nu-esz3
an-na-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 271222. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P271222) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271222..

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