ZABR 25, 001-012

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P460575.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) gur sze
szu ti-a
zi-ba-tim
ki sanga#?
[iti?...]
[u4 n]-kam
[mu ...?]
zi-ba#-tum
dumu-munus i-si2-qa-tar
dam-tab-ba lu-usz-ta-mar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ZABR 25, 001-012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P460575) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P460575..

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