PPAC 4, 236

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332155.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[_...] gur_
[_...] babbar zi-qum_
[...] x-sza-ka _2(disz)-kam_
[...]-a
[...]
[...]-be-[...]
_u4_ wa-asz-[...]
li-ia-um [...]
1(disz) ba-la-su-[...]
sza2 _u4 3(u)-kam_ [...]-za-ra?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PPAC 4, 236. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P332155) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332155..

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