CUSAS 43, 02l

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388091.

Transliteration

a#-na# i3-li2-x-[x?]
ta-ad-di-nu
suen-i-ri-ba-am
szar-ra-am im-hu-ur-ma
szar-ru-um re-di-a-am
it-ta-di-isz-szum
hu-mu-ut, la-ma re-di szar#-ri-im
ik-szu-da-ak-ka
_a-sza3_-lam a-na be2-li-szu-nu?
te-e-er#
ap-pu-tum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CUSAS 43, 02l. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P388091) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388091..

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