MCS 9, 261

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215532.

Transliteration

1(iku@c)#? UD@g@v [n] UD@g@v#?
amar-su4#
1(esze3@c) sze 1(bur3@c)# [UD@g@v]
en-an-na#-tum2#
1/2(iku@c) sze 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) UD@g@v
lu2-szara2
szunigin 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze GAN2
a-sza3 gid2-da# sze# babbar-a
GAN2 sukkal GAN2 nu#-ak
agar4 gu2-edin-na
nigar# gu#-sur
5(disz@t)# mu 3(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MCS 9, 261. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (P215532) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215532..

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