RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 26

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P428505

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428505.

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. 26. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P428505) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428505..

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