Position in chronology
AO 31388
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P494605.
Transliteration
da#?-[x?]-x-[x?] 4(asz@c) kasz dug gala# 4(asz@c) kasz dug lugal-ma2#?-[x] 3(asz@c) kasz dug da-da# 3(asz@c) kasz dug lugal#-bi#
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AO 31388. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P494605) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P494605..
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