BIN 10, 119

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P236663

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236663.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) ummu3 hal
ki szu-nin-kar-<ak>-ta
kiszib3 nanna-i3-sa6
iti sig4-a
mu us2-sa bad3 li-bur-isz-bi-er3-ra
nanna-i3-sa6
dumu lugal-ezem
sagi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — BIN 10, 119. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P236663) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236663..

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