PBS 08/2, 184

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P257622.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(u) 6(asz) sze gur_
_5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
_szu ti-a_
be-li2-ib-ni-a-bi
_ki_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu
_iti udru u4 3(disz)-kam_
_mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e kur nu-sze-ga-ne bi2-in-se3-se3-ga_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 184. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Samsu-iluna y1 — Samsu-iluna became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P257622) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P257622..

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