JCS 11, 029 15

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P423719.

Transliteration

e-li-a-at-a-wa-as-su2
_ki_ ra-ma-ni-szu
ma-ru-szu-nu
u3 a-ha-am-nir-szi
a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam u3 u4 4(disz)-kam_
i-gu-ru-szu
_a2-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur_
i-na _ban2# utu_
_in-ag2#-e-mesz_
_igi_ ARAD-suen
_dumu_ bur-a-a
_igi_ ARAD-ku-bi
_dumu_ dumu-buranun
_iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-[kam?]_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — JCS 11, 029 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA (P423719) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P423719..

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