USP 27

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217384.

Transliteration

1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(asz@c) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur sag-gal2 si-sa2
1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) munu4 gur
zi3 munu4 adab-ta
de6-a
ki ur-me-ga-ta
i7-pa-e3
szu ba-ti
ki nig2-ka9-ka
i3-na-ga2-ga2
6(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — USP 27. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (P217384) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217384..

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