PBS 08/2, 108

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262408.

Transliteration

1(disz) udu siskur2 sza3 e2 [x]
e2 inim-ma-ni-zi
1(disz) udu nidba
e2 nin-urta
1(disz) udu inim-inanna dub-sar 3(disz) udu-nita2
na-gada suen-e-ri-im-szu
e2-tur3 ni2-te-na
iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
mu du-nu-um u4-asz-a mu-un-dab-ba

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 108. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P262408) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262408..

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