AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P370930.

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) i-ni-a-tum
ta-al-pi2-it!-ti
2(barig) _sze_ mu-ki-il
ha-ar-bi
2(ban2) 4(disz) _sila3 zi3-da_
ku-ru-ma-su2-nu
3(ban2) 3(disz) _sila3 sze_
_sza3-gal gu4_
wa-ar-ki-i
1(ban2) 5(disz) _sila3 sze_
a-na _masz2 hi-a_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P370930) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P370930..

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