SANER 02, 08

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405206.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i3-li2-u2-ne-ni ku#-ta#-al#-la#
sza i-na ka2-gal me-e
sza be-la-nu-um
ip-t,u2-ra-ma
ub-lam
nam-har-ti marduk-mu#-szi#-[zi-ib] _ugula szu-i_
zi-ga nig2-szu suen-sze-mi _ugula_ a-si-ri
_iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
_mu unu-ga u3 a2-dam#-bi_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SANER 02, 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P405206) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P405206..

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