MAD 4, 146

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215306.

Transliteration

la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita
2(u) 2(disz) u8 ama
3(u) 1(disz) ud5 ama
1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita
szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
la2-ia3 en-an-ne2 sipa-da
i3-da-szex(SIG7)
5(u) la2 1(disz) siki la2-ia3 ma-na
en-an-ne2 sipa-da i3-da-gal2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 146. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215306) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215306..

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