Anonymous 271229

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271229.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
e2-tur
2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
ma-u2
2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
ur-szer7-da
2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
ur-nu
2(gesz2@c) ninda 2(asz@c)
i3-la-la
iti szu-gar
nu-banda3
GAN2 gaba-gi-gal-sze3
an-da-gub

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 271229. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P271229) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P271229..

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