Berens 094

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273533.

Transliteration

sa10-am3 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
nig2-gu7 ku6 a-ab-ba
nam-ha-ar-ti ib-ni-iszkur ugula nam-5(disz)
ki a-na-en-ki-ta-ki-il ugula mar-tu
nig2#-szu utu-an-dul3# ugula dam-gar3
giri3 nergal-dingir-szu
sza!-pir um-ma-ni-im!
NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
mu i7 sa-am-su-[i-lu-na]-na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Berens 094. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland (P273533) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273533..

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