TLB 05, 22

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P283615

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283615.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(u) [n?] sa# za-ha-tin_
_1(u) 6(disz) szum2-sikil_
6(disz) sa ha-ma#!-a-nu-um
_sa2-du11 e2-us-ga_
_e2-kiszib3-ba-ta_
_giri3_ en-lil2-mu-ti-ir-gi5-mi-li-szu
_e2-ta e3-<a>_
_iti sig4-a_
_mu_ szu-i3-li2-szu _lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah nin-urta-ra mu-un-an-du8_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — TLB 05, 22. 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 (P283615) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283615..

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