CT 46, 15 (Smith flood tablet)

~1800 BCE·Old Babylonian·P285823

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P285823.

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Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CT 46, 15 (Smith flood tablet). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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Image: British Museum, London, UK (P285823) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P285823..

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