Position in chronology
Anonymous 274880
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P274880.
Transliteration
2(disz) i3# sila3 1(disz) tug2 na-asz2-pa2-rum ab x x x 1(disz) x x ur-e-ga x x libir munu4 [...] x AN
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 274880. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P274880) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P274880..
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