Position in chronology
TCBI 1, 069
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382321.
Transliteration
5(asz@c) nindax(DU) kin simug-gal# [...] nagar#-gal [...] [...] [...] [...] x [...] 5(asz@c) szitim-gal szunigin 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) nindax(DU) kin GAN2# x-kam
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 069. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382321) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382321..
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