MAD 4, 145

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215305.

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 7(disz) [sze gur] sag-gal2-dul3#
ur-i7
sze gesz ra-a
agar4 bar-DU
lu2-pa3-da
szu ba-ti
a-pi4-sal4
5(disz@t) mu 4(disz@t) iti#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 145. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215305) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215305..

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