RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 23

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P428408

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428408.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[nanna]
[lugal-a-ni-ir]
[ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk]
[ad-da kur mar-tu]
[dumu si-im-ti-szi-il]-ha#-ak#
[u4 ]nanna#
a-ra-zu-ne2
mu-szi-gen-na-a
ga2-nun-mah
nanna-kam
nam#-ti-la#-ni-sze3
u3 nam-ti
ARAD2-suen dumu-ni
lugal larsa-ma-sze3
mu-na-ni-in-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 23. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P428408) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428408..

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