Akkadica 134/1 §2.9b

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459089.

Transliteration

1(u) 4(disz) [...]
4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz)#? [...]
[...] suen#?
[...] suen#?
er3#-ra#-[...]
[...] ia-da#-[a]-a#?-[tum?] [...]
[...]
[...] 6(disz) _gur_ [...]
1(disz) gur [...] za#-ku#?-ri# [...]
6(disz) gur [...] za#-ku#?-ri#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Akkadica 134/1 §2.9b. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, USA (P459089) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459089..

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