AJSL 32, p. 272-3, 282, no. 6

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P333351

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333351.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na ku-un#-[ni]-ia#
sza _amar-utu_ u2-ba-al-li-t,u2-szu
qi2-bi2-ma
um-ma a-pil-_dingir#_-szu#-ma
_utu_ u3 _amar-utu_ a-na da-ri-a-tim
li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
a-nu-um-ma i3-li2-_uru4_
at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum
2(u) _ma-na sig2_ dam-qa2-tim
ki-ma gi-ni-ia
szu-bi-lam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — AJSL 32, p. 272-3, 282, no. 6. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P333351) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333351..

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