BIN 10, 033

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P236577

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236577.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) sila3 a al-la-ha-[ru] li2-iq-tum
5(disz) ma-na szu-ri2-ga2 a-al-la-<ha>-ru
suhub2 e-sir2 tug2 du8-a ba-a-[si] lugal-sze3
e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
szu-nin-kar-[ak]
szu ba-an-ti#
gaba-ri kiszib3 [nanna]-ki-ag2
giri3 a-wi-lum-ma u3 u3-gur-i-szar
ugula isz-bi-er3-ra-nu-ur2-ti
iti gan-gan-e3
mu nin-dingir lugal-mar2-da#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — BIN 10, 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P236577) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236577..

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