BIN 10, 062

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P236606

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236606.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) sila3 esir2 [E2-A]
[a]-ra2 1(asz@t)-kam
2(disz) sila3 esir2
a-ra2 2(asz@t)-kam
lu2-nin-szubur szu-i
3(disz) sila3 a-ra2 1(asz@t)-kam
2(disz) sila3 a-ra2 2(asz@t)-kam
ip-qu2-sza ad-kup4
giri3 nu-ur2-esz18-dar
2(ban2) esir E2-A
i3-li2-uz-ra-ni dub-sar
giri3 kur-ru-ub-er3-ra [sza3]-tam
iti sze-sag11-[ku5]
mu bad3 i#-[...]
ki nanna-ki-ag2-ta

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — BIN 10, 062. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P236606) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236606..

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