CUSAS 15, 094

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P270723.

Transliteration

5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 szuku 1(u) 7(disz) szitim-mesz
4(disz) sila3 szuku 2(disz) szitim tur-ra
2(disz) sila3 szuku 2(disz) szitim sag-nita2 e2
4(disz) sila3 szuku 2(disz) nagar ig
8(disz) sila3 szuku 4(disz) nagar
1(ban2) szukur 5(disz) dumu-e2-dub-ba
6(disz) sila3 szuku 3(disz) nagar gigir
1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
iti du6-ku3 u4 5(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CUSAS 15, 094. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA (P270723) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P270723..

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