Position in chronology
RTC 140
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216919.
Transliteration
1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 u2-da u4 1(disz@t)-kam 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 u2#-da u4# 2(disz@t)-kam GAN2 ki-szum2
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P216919) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216919..
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