Position in chronology
ViOr 6, 19
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217450.
Transliteration
4(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI.A| UN-gal 2(disz)-bi 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ugula 2(asz@c) lu2-szu-nir 1(u@c) ninda gu nu-banda3 2(disz)-bi szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) ninda |ZI&ZI.A| 3(u)? du8 1(u@c) ninda gu 8(disz) sila zi3 sig15 a-ga-de3 2(disz) sila3 dabin zi-ga
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ViOr 6, 19. 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 (P217450) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217450..
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