OSP 2, 147

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216301.

Transliteration

2(asz@c) szum2 x x
ur-inanna
maszkim e2-da#
3(asz@c) szum2 kab2-ku5 [...]
2(asz@c) gu2 du-du sagi
maszkim ur2-<ni> nagar uruda?
2(asz@c) kab2-ku5 he2-sa6-sa6
3(ban2@c) na-mu-dab
2(barig@c) nita dub-sar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OSP 2, 147. 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 (P216301) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216301..

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