MAD 4, 089

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215251.

Transliteration

1(asz@c) udu-nita
a-a-<bi>-nar-e
e2-a-masz-zu-ta
mu-kux(DU)
1(asz@c) masz2-nita
1(asz@c) udu-nita
udu a-bi2-gi4
2(u) 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 089. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215251) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215251..

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