Position in chronology
RIME 3/2.01.01.52, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.036, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.037, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.081, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.084, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02049 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02050, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02051, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02052, ex.
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227135.
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — RIME 3/2.01.01.52, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.036, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.037, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.081, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.084, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02049 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02050, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02051, ex. 01 & RIME 3/2.01.02.02052, ex.. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P227135) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P227135..
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