UET 6, 0562

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346599.

Transliteration

ki-lul-la nam-ba-tum4-tum4-mu szu-ta kar-mu-da
ki su13-ga u2-gu nam-ba-an-de2-e iri?-ta# la-ba-szi-ri?-de3 e i-la?-x x x x x e-PI-x x x
u4 za-ha-la-kam!? gur!?(AN)-ru-ma x sza3 ib2-ba ka garaszx(|KI.KAL|)-kam usz11#? nam-ta-e3
er2-ra igi gal2 bi-ki-i-ta#? szu ki-en-DU zi? nam-mu-tag-ge x x x x x x
IM? SAR szita4#? KA mu-gu10 he2-pa3-x nam-mu-x-da13-da13
gesz-tug2? he2!?-gar?-ra ub igi-zu he2-DU igi il2-la# lu he2-ti
IM?-e ERIM x x x sza3-ba ha-ma-x-NE sa KA-gu10 he2-x-x?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — UET 6, 0562. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P346599) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346599..

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