TLB 05, 02

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P283614

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283614.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) du10-gan ti bala-a
sze-li ba-an-si
u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
7(disz) dug 3(ban2)
kusz udu babbar-bi 3(disz) ka-tab-sze3
e2 i3-ra2#-ra2
u4! 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
giri3 nanna-i3-sa6
iti bara2-za3-gar
mu en inanna isz-bi-er3-ra masz2-e in-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — TLB 05, 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P283614) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283614..

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