OBTI 082

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369512

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369512.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_3(barig) 2(ban2) sze_ utu-na-s,ir _2(disz)-kam_
_1(barig) sze_ hu-za-lum# _dumu_ ARAD2-utu
2(barig) 2(ban2) ARAD2-ki#-is,#-s,um
_ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
_szu ba-an-ti_
[a]-na masz-kan2-nim
sze-a-am# _[i3-ag2]-e_
_igi_ [... i3]-li2-szu
[ri-isz]-utu
u3 mu-na-nu-um _dub-sar_
_mu e2_ esz18-dar _ba-dim2_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 082. 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 (P369512) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369512..

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