CUSAS 15, 159

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P270776.

Transliteration

_5(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki sag-ga2_
sza _4(u) ma-na siki_ ni-ip-szum-ma#
i-li-a-am-ma
a-na _4(disz) tug2-guz-za_ in-na-ad-di#-[in]
u3 _1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 siki_ mu-uk-ku
i-lu-nim-ma
a-na _e2-dub-ba_ i-li-[a-am-ma]
_2(disz) ma-na nig2-ba_ suen-ma-gir# _azlag2_
sza _1(u) ma-na siki_
a-na pu-uh2-ti-im il-qe2-szu
_8(disz) ma-na_ ub-la-am
_iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_
_mu i7 zubi i7 masz-tab-ba mu-ba-la2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CUSAS 15, 159. 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 (P270776) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P270776..

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