RIME 4.02.13.18, ex. 07

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P427967

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427967.

Why it matters

Transliteration

lugal# [larsa-ma]
lugal ki-en#-[gi] ki-uri-ke4
dumu ku-du-ur-ma#-bu-uk
ad-da e-mu#-ut-ba-la-me-en
uri5 dagal#-e-de3
mu mah tuku-tuku#-de3
mu-na#-du3#
iri-ni he2#-em#-mi-dab6#
bad3-ba
nanna# suhusz ma-da ge-en-ge-en
mu-bi#-im

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.02.13.18, ex. 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P427967) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427967..

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