TJA UMM H 48

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P315374.

Transliteration

_4(asz) sze gur_
sza ar-ra-bu _dumu_ da-di-ia
sza _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e bad3 gu2 buranun
qa2-ti ar#-ra#-bu# _dumu_ da-[di]-ia#
na-as2-ha-<at>-ma
be-la-qum _dam-gar3_
_4(asz) sze gur_ i-na _iti bara2-za3-gar#_
_i3-la2-e_
_iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
_mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 [lugal-e] bad3 gu2 buranun[]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — TJA UMM H 48. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P315374) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P315374..

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