Position in chronology
AUCT 4, 095
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249573.
Transliteration
_5(disz) kusz ab2_ pa-za-wa-tim sza# a-na x-x? ki? a-na sar x x? e#-pe#-szi#-im# isz-me-iszkur ma-hi-ir _igi_ a-lam-mu-qar _iti udru u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_ _mu_ sza-ha-na [x]-ta-na-i3-zu _dumu_ suen-a-mu _ARAD_ AN mar-tu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 095. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P249573) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249573..
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