MVN 03, 109

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215757.

Transliteration

2(asz@c) ud5 ama
2(asz@c) masz2
4(asz@c) i3-nun sila3
4(asz@c) siki-ud5-da
ur-utu sipa-da
i3-da-szex(SIG7)
6(disz@t) mu 3(disz@t) iti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MVN 03, 109. 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 (P215757) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215757..

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