RIME 4.02.09.11, ex. 02

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P427879

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427879.

Transliteration

suen-i-din-na-am
nita kal-ga
u2-a uri5-ma
lugal larsa-ma
lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri#
lu2 in-dub libir#
ki-be2 bi2-in-gi4#-a
u4 gu#-za larsa-ma
suhusz mu-un-ge-na#-a
tukul-ta# gu2 erim2#-be2#
gar3 bi2-in#-dar#-ra#-[a]
[idigna]
i7# [sza3 du10-ga-na]
usu# [ma-da-ni-ta]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.02.09.11, ex. 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P427879) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427879..

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