TJA pl.65, IOS 49

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Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134142.

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Transliteration

5(u) erin babbar ma-na
1(u) 5(disz@t) szurmen ma-na
1(u) 6(disz@t) za-ba-lum ma-na
1(u)# 2(disz@t) szim mur-ra-num2 ma-na
[n]+3(disz@t) szim# ma-na
7(disz@t) szim an-HAR ma-na
3(disz@t) szim im ma-na
6(disz@t) szim du10 ma-na#
6(disz@t) al-garig2# ma-na#
1(ban2) 5(disz@t) sila3 szim# GAM-GAM#-[ma]
[3(disz@t)] szim# ku-[ru-um]
[...] x [x]
[x] szim# x? BU x
ur#-nin#-ildu3
[n] mu# 6(disz@t) |ITI@sxBAD|

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — TJA pl.65, IOS 49. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (P134142) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134142..

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