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~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RA 023, 025

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RA 023, 025. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RTC 083

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 083. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RTC 084

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RTC 084. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ZA 108, 001-005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ZA 108, 001-005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Lippmann Coll 330

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Lippmann Coll 330. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 065

(Caption 1, 1) Ninĝišzida, his personal god. (Caption 2, 1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, who built ....

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