MAD 4, 079

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215241.

Transliteration

2(asz@c) masz2
1(asz@c) ud5 ama
ur-utu sipa
1(asz@c) u8 ama
1(asz@c) udu-nita
dumu-zi-an-dul3 ba-lah5
ur-szara2-ka-kam
2(asz@c) masz2
lu-lu
1(asz@c) masz2 za3 nu-szu2
a-bu-ha-du
2(asz@c) kusz ud5 ama
utu-mu sipa mu-kux(DU)
zi-zi-ga-am3
7(disz@t) mu 8(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 4, 079. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P215241) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215241..

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