MAD 4, 148

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215308.

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) u8 ama
6(disz) udu-nita
1(u) 4(disz) ud5 ama
6(disz) as2-gar3 sza3-du10
ki-tusz-lu2 sipa-da
i3-da-szex(SIG7)
lugal-KA-e
i3-szid
kab2-ru e2-gal bahar3-ka
a-sza3 gibil
1(u) 1(disz@t) mu 1(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 148. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215308) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215308..

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