RA 079, 022 04

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216403.

Transliteration

1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 sze 4(disz)
ur-utu ugula
1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) sze 4(disz) inim-ma
u3 nam-ti-e2-mah-ta
1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) sze 4(disz)
lugal-en3-tar-su3
i3-du8 inanna
1/2(iku@c) usz ni-is-ku
2(iku@c) sze 4(disz) KA-ku3
2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze 3(disz) ur-nig2
u3# ur-isztaran
2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze 2(disz) lugal-nig2-zi#?
u3 lugal-gesz i3-du8
GAN2 sukkal gub

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RA 079, 022 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, USA (P216403) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216403..

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