UET 6, 0254

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P254864.

Transliteration

ku3-zu nam-ku3-zu na-an-ak#-[...]
u3 ga2-e am3-ma IM-bi na#-[...]
umusz lu2-lu7 ki dingir-ra-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — UET 6, 0254. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P254864) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P254864..

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