OBTI 076

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369506

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369506.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze_
hu-bu-ut-ta-tum
_ki_ sa-ri-qum
sze-le-bu-um
_szu ba-an-ti_
[a-na] _iti#_ masz-kan2-nim
[sze-a]-am _i3-ag2-e_
_igi_ a#-li2-ia
_dumu_ suen-ga-mil
_igi_ e?-ri-ba-am
_igi_ sze-rum-i3-li2 _dub-sar_
_iti_ ki-in-kum
_mu apin ku3-sig17_ a-na _e2_ tiszpak#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 076. 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 (P369506) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369506..

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