TCL 01, 126

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P386562.

Transliteration

_e2_ ru-ug-ba-am
_ki_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
ib-ba-tum
_dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-suen#
a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ i-gu-ur
_1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
re-esz ki-is,-ri
_1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ma-hi-ir
_igi_ utu u3 a-a
_igi_ a-hu-ni
_iti du6-ku3 u4 1(disz)-kam_
_mu ki-lugal-gub-ba_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — TCL 01, 126. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P386562) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P386562..

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