AUCT 4, 100

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249568.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur banesz_
x iti#? x x x
_lu2_ su-hu-ut
[x] lu2 ba-x-x
_dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir!
_iti sig4-a u4 3(u)-kam_
_mu_ a-bi-e-su-uh _lugal alan#-a-ni ku3#-sig17#_
[_lu2_ su]-hu-ut

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 100. 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 (P249568) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249568..

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