TJA FM 09

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P315291.

Transliteration

2(asz) gur [...]
sza li-ip#-ti#-e2#-a#
utu-il-li-il#-dingir
u3 a-hi-we-du-um
sze ma-du-tim
i-na qa2-ti a-[...]
_u4_-um i-ri2-szu#-[u2]
_sze_ i-pa2-al
_igi_ utu-ni#-szu
_igi_ x [x?] x za? bi#?
_igi_ [x x] utu#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — TJA FM 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (P315291) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P315291..

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