OSP 2, 167

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216321.

Transliteration

5(asz@c) szum2 lid2-ga
ur-tesz2 sukkal
ka3-lam-ba-sze3
an-na-szum2
2(asz@c) szum2 lid2-ga
ur-tesz2 sukkal
2(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3
2(barig@c) szum2 KA-ku3
dub-sar
2(barig@c) szum2-sikil 1(barig@c) szum2 gaz
sag-dingir-tuku
a-ga-de3-sze3
u4-zal-la-sze3
an-na-szum2
ki lugal-nig2-be-du10-ta al-zi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — OSP 2, 167. 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 (P216321) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P216321..

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