BIN 10, 162

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P236706

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236706.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) kusz udu a-lum
4(u) 4(disz) kusz udu
9(disz) kusz masz2 gal
2(disz) du10-gan ti-bala-a
2(u) 1(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a siki ud5#
2(disz) sila3 esir2 E2#-[A]
uruda gu-za#?
en-lil2 [...]
ba-an-[...] x x dim2# [...] x kal um geme2?
u4 5(disz)#?-kam
iti udru
mu# []gu#-za nin-lil2-la2
1(u) 8(disz)#? im-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — BIN 10, 162. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P236706) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236706..

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