CUSAS 43, 34

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251783.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na dingir-szu!-ba-ni
qi2-bi2-ma
um-ma mu-na-wi-ru-um
a-hu-ka#-ma!
im-gur-suen#
_ku3-babbar u3 sze_ u2-la i-szu
szar-ru-um i-na a-la-ki!-im
a-na-di!(PA)-na-kum
li-ib-ba-ka u2-t,a-ab
szum-<ma> i-na ki-tim be-li2 na-bi-el-ia at-ta

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — CUSAS 43, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P251783) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P251783..

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