OBTI 033

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369463

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369463.

Why it matters

Transliteration

arad-i3-li2-szu
i-bi-suen
ga-mil-dingir
utu-zi-mu
szu-mi-a-hi-ia
ib-ni-adad
szi-bu an-nu-tum sza ma-ah-ri-szu-nu
_sa10 gisz-mar-gid2-da_
_ku3-babbar_ ga-am-ra-am
dingir-szu-na-s,ir
_dumu_ a-hu-ki-nu-um
ma#-ah-ru-u2
_mu_# i-qi2#-isz-tiszpak
a#-na# _e2_ a-bi-szu
i#-ru#-bu-u2

Scholarly note

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

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P369463) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369463..

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