OIP 079, 02

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332995.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na nu?-u2-li?
qi2-bi-ma
um-ma ni-nu-a-ia-u2-ma
a-na du-ni al-la-ka
_u4-mesz_-te ma-da-te
u2-x-x a-na 1(u)-u2
a-na _ugu_-ia il-lu-ku-ni
bi-il-lu lu ma!-ad
li-ib-lu-lu
la-asz2-szu-x
la ta-pa-la-ni
_u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — OIP 079, 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P332995) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332995..

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