MVN 03, 103

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215753.

Transliteration

2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze ku3-kam
2(barig@c) KUM.KU-sze3
dumu lugal-ta#
2(barig@c) dam du11-ga-ni
2(barig@c) nin-nig2#-zu
2(barig@c) lugal-nig2-zu
2(barig@c) GANG-ab-zu
2(barig@c) ur-en-lil2-la2#
[2(barig@c)] lugal-la2
2(barig@c) amar-ezem
1(barig@c) ur#-PA
dumu ur-si-si
1(asz@c) ARAD#?-e2 dumu x-e2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MVN 03, 103. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P215753) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215753..

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