Position in chronology
MCS 9, 250
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215521.
Transliteration
1(asz@c) udu da-da dam-gar3 1(asz@c) udu inim-szara2 engar nigar maszkim 1(asz@c) udu nin-gu2 1(asz@c) udu nin-x-x nimgir-ki-ag2 maszkim 1(asz@c) udu nigar dam-gar3 lu2-szara2 maszkim 1(asz@c) udu ur-lu2 nigar maszkim di til-la
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MCS 9, 250. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (P215521) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P215521..
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