AUCT 4, 065

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249599.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(asz) gur sze sag du
masz2 gi-na ba-ab-dah-e
ki utu u3 na-bi-suen
ba-li-t,u3-um
_dumu_ suen-e-ri-ba-[am]
szu ba-an-ti
iti sig4-a sze u3 masz2-bi
[i3-ag2-e]
ba-li-t,u3-um
dumu suen-i-ri-ba-am
ARAD nin-szubur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 065. 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 (P249599) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249599..

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