ViOr 6, 16

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217447.

Transliteration

2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) gesz-i3 sa
gesz-i3 ganun-na ku4-ra2
a2 1(disz) u4-a
x-du nu-ti
lugal-nig2 dub-sar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ViOr 6, 16. 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 (P217447) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217447..

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