MCS 9, 240

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215511.

Transliteration

5(gesz2@c) sze gur a-ga-de3
1(gesz2@c)# 3(u@c) ku6 had2 gur
3(u@c) mun gur
4(u@c) dug i3-szah2
1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) u5-szub tur
4(u@c) in-u gur
umma#
na-id#-mah-ra-asz2 dub-sar-e
ba-de6
2(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t)#? iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MCS 9, 240. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (P215511) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215511..

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