AUCT 4, 046

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249617.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 bara2-[ga]_
_1(disz) sila3 i3 gu!-la_
_szu ti-a_ a-bi-zu-um
_ki_ suen-u2-s,e2-li#
sza i-na u2-wu-um-si-i#[]
a-na bi-ti-ia
el-qu2-u2
_iti gu4-si-su u4 (n(disz)-kam)_
_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-na# _lugal#_
suen-i-din-nam
_dumu_ utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
_ARAD_ nin-szubur
_ARAD_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 046. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P249617) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249617..

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