OSP 2, 088

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216242.

Transliteration

4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 lugal-iti-da
5(u@c) 2(asz@c) [...] sila3 lugal-da-ki
1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) [sila3] ur-kid2-ma
[...] 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 an-i3-kusz2!(SAG@n)
[...] ug3#-IL2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OSP 2, 088. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P216242) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216242..

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