TCBI 1, 218

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382470.

Transliteration

2(bur3@c) la2 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2
agar4 a-ambar-gal-mah
3(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2
agar4 HAR-ma
lu2 ma2-gur8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TCBI 1, 218. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P382470) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382470..

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