AUCT 4, 079

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249588.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh duru5_
_ugu_ ku-si-saga10
inanna-ka-an
i-szu-u2
i-na _u4 buru14_
_sze i3-ag2-e_
_igi_ be-la-nu-um
_iti udru u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal hur-sag gal kur mar-tu-a_
[...]
_dumu_ sza-[...]
_ARAD_ [...]
u3 _ARAD_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 079. 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 (P249588) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249588..

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