Robertson diss. p. 116, CBS 7658

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262659.

Transliteration

4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ansze
5(disz) sila3 ansze-edin-na
4(barig) 3(ban2) gu4 niga
2(ban2) gu4 na gesz-du3
1(ban2) 5(disz) udu# niga
1(ban2) udu-nita
2(ban2) szah2 niga
2(ban2) szah2 ze2-eh-tur
4(disz) sila3 dara3-masz
1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3
iti ki 3(disz) sig4-a u4 2(u) 3(disz)?-kam#
mu us2-sa i3-si-in in-dab5-ba

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Robertson diss. p. 116, CBS 7658. 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 (P262659) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262659..

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