AUCT 4, 087

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249580.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_iti szu-numun-a u4 2(disz)-kam ba-zal_
dumu-er-s,e-tim
a-na _e2_ suen-sze-mi
i-ru-ub
a-na _szu ti-a_
_1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
_i3-la2-e_
i-na lib3-ba _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
_igi_ e-te-ia-tum
_dumu_ isz-gur-tum
_[iti szu]-numun#-a# u4# 2(disz)#-kam#_
[...] bi? ma?
suen-[...]
_dumu_ i-bi-[...]
_ARAD_ AN mar-tu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 087. 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 (P249580) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249580..

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