OAIC 11

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215883.

Transliteration

ARAD2-su2-ni
ba-bu3-zum
sa-[di3]-um
_ARAD2 inanna_
[szunigin 4(asz)] _abba2_ szu-ut
[en-ma] gi-nu-nu
[a-na ...]-ra-tum
2(disz) gi USZ
4(disz) _kusz3 szu-BAD dagal_
a-na ur-ki-im
3(disz) _kusz3_
3(disz) _kusz3_ a-na ra-si-im
qu3-ut-nu-um
[...] szum-ma-sa _ensi2_
[...] al i3-li2-diri

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OAIC 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P215883) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215883..

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