DCS 119

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P414627.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(asz) gu2 siki gen_
a-na _erisz-dingir#_ sza nergal
_szu ti-a_ u-bar-utu
_dumu_ e2?-mu-an? li-bur-ra-am
giri3 suen-re-me-ni
u3? i3-li2-da#-x
_iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
_mu e2 iszkur sza3 larsa-ma! ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — DCS 119. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P414627) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P414627..

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