Fs. Szarzynska 066-070, 073

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235146.

Why it matters

Transliteration

ba-an-gi lul zi bi-ri-ig nig2 kur2 di-di inin za-a-kam
%a na-pal-ti kit-ti sa3-ar-tim gu-un-nu-s,u# szi?-bi-ri-ka# x mu# [...]
a-tar-la2-la2 nig2 kur2 di-di zu2-[bir9] pi-il-la2 dugud-da inin za#-a-kam
%a szu#-ta#-s,u#-u2 qa2-be2-e sza2-ni-ti s,u-uh#-hu# qu3-ul-lu ka#-ba#-tu#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Fs. Szarzynska 066-070, 073. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P235146) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235146..

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