RIME 4.02.09.13, ex. add09

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P235314

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235314.

Why it matters

Transliteration

suen#-i#-din-na#-[am]
nita# kal#-[ga]
u2-a# uri5#-ma#
lugal# larsa#-ma#
sag en3-[tar]
esz3# e2#-babbar2#-[ra]
[suhusz] ma#-[da]
[ge]-en#-ge#-en#
[]utu-[ke4]
[si-sa2]-ni#-[sze3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.02.09.13, ex. add09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (P235314) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235314..

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