MAD 4, 033

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215195.

Transliteration

3(asz@c) udu-nita
a-ur3-ra in-tug2-a
ga2 udu-ta mu-lah4
nam-ti-la-ni e-zu
1(asz@c) masz2
iri-a e-lu5-ka-am3
dingir-ra-na-sze3 e-gen
1(asz@c) udu-nita en-an-ne2
geme2 x dub kaskal-ra e-na-szum2
1(asz@c) u8 geme2-e3-a
da-da-ra
e-na-szum2
1(asz@c) udu-nita geme2-e3-a
nam-ti-la-na-ra
e-na-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215195) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215195..

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