Position in chronology
OSP 2, 167
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216321.
Transliteration
5(asz@c) szum2 lid2-ga ur-tesz2 sukkal ka3-lam-ba-sze3 an-na-szum2 2(asz@c) szum2 lid2-ga ur-tesz2 sukkal 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3 2(barig@c) szum2 KA-ku3 dub-sar 2(barig@c) szum2-sikil 1(barig@c) szum2 gaz sag-dingir-tuku a-ga-de3-sze3 u4-zal-la-sze3 an-na-szum2 ki lugal-nig2-be-du10-ta al-zi
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OSP 2, 167. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P216321) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216321..
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