UET 6, 0318

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P254887.

Transliteration

i3#-du-du-na-ke4-esz#
i3#-kasz4-kasz4-na-ke4-esz
ba#-an-tum3 ba-an-tum3#
mu#-na#-sze3! i-ib2-la2
lil2#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — UET 6, 0318. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P254887) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P254887..

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