CDLN 2017/001 X.3.116

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P433100.

Transliteration

10 & 33.50
20 & n
40 & 1.57.22.30
44
6 & 8.45?.4?
n
45 & 41.30
30
6 & 10?
3 & 20.11?
30 & 21.30
& 2.15

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CDLN 2017/001 X.3.116. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P433100) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P433100..

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