Fs Lambert 210-211 53 A3

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452756.

Transliteration

[tara-kas2 _na4 zu2]-ge6_ ina _dur siki ge6 e3_-[ak _siki ge6_]
[tala-pap 4(disz) _igi#-mesz na4_ pa-re-e ina _szu#[-min gub3_-szu2]
[tara-kas2 _na4_ ka]-pa#-s,a ina _dur siki sa5 e3_-[ak]
[siki sa5_ tala]-pap _4(disz) igi-mesz 4(disz) pa#-[re-e]
[ina _giri3-min 1(u)-5(disz)_-szu2 tara]-kas2 _na4 an-bar_ ina _dur# [siki za-gin3-na_]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) ?) — Fs Lambert 210-211 53 A3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P452756) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452756..

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