OBTI 078

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369508

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369508.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze e2-dub_
sza utu
_ki_ a-gi-gu-ur
i-ba-asz-szi
i-na masz-kan2-nim
_sze_-a-am a-na _e2-dub-szu_
u2-ta-ar
_igi_ saga-esz18-dar
sin-ma-gir
u3 sin-a-hi-i-din-nam
_iti_ ki-in-kum
_u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
_mu tug2_ en-lil2 _bi-ta_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 078. 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 (P369508) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369508..

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