AUCT 4, 097

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249571.

Transliteration

x x x x? a?
u3# [...]
isz-ba-[...]
a-na ba-aq-ri-szu-nu
ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
iz-za-az
_igi_ i-bi!-nin-szubur
_dumu_ a-li2-ta-li2-mi
_igi_ suen-isz-me-a-ni
_dumu_ suen-e-ri-isz
_iti udru u4 2(u)-kam_
_mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na# [_lugal_]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 097. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P249571) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249571..

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