CBS 07631

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P262632

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262632.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(ban2) ansze
9(disz) sila3 ansze-edin-na
1(barig) 1(ban2) gu4# niga
3(ban2) udu niga
2(ban2) udu-nita
1(ban2)# szah2 niga
1(barig)# megidax(KUN)
2(disz) sila3 dara3-masz
4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
iti ki 5(disz) GAN-GAN-e3 u4 7(disz)?-kam
mu us2-sa i3-si-in in-dab5-ba

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — CBS 07631. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P262632) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P262632..

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