CUSAS 43, 32

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253895.

Transliteration

a-na szu-x-x
qi2-bi2-ma
um-ma a-bu-um-x x?
be-el-ka-ma
ar-bu#-um
e x x x x
il-li-[kam-ma]
e-li-[x x]
tu-ka-[x x]
pu-ha-[am]
sza# be-li2 qa2-tum#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CUSAS 43, 32. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253895) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253895..

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