Robertson diss. p. 267, CBS 07459

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262460.

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) gu4-apin-na 5(ban2)-<ta>
2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
giri3 sin-ma-gir
5(disz) gu4-apin-na 5(ban2)-ta
4(barig) 1(ban2)
giri3 [ur]-[ba]-ba6#
iti du6-ku3 u4 4(disz)-kam
mu us2-sa i3-si-in ba-dab-ba

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Robertson diss. p. 267, CBS 07459. 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 (P262460) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262460..

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