TCBI 1, 035

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382287.

Transliteration

6(bur3@c) GAN2
GAN2 gu-la-a
GAN2 gada-gar-sze3 lu2 szum2:ma
5(bur3@c) GAN2
GAN2 u2-du-ka
GAN2 e-i3-ak-sze3
lu2 szum2:ma#
hul-i3-kal
he2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 035. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382287) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382287..

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