MAH 16670

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424297.

Transliteration

3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
4(ban2@c) 1/3(disz) zi3-gu
2(ban2@c) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sag ninda
2(ban2@c) sze ara3
5(ban2@c) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) zi3-sig15
5(disz) sila3 zi3 GI dub?
sa2-du11
iti ezem-ba-ba6
2(u)? 4(disz@t) u4 ba-zal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16670. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland (P424297) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424297..

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