Position in chronology
RTC 135
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216914.
Transliteration
[8(asz@c) uz tur-tur] lugal 4(asz@c) nin 2(asz@c) szabra e2 2(asz@c) da-da szabra szunigin 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) uz tur-tur
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 135. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216914) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216914..
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