Position in chronology
JCS 69, 067-108 13
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P342777.
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) ?) — JCS 69, 067-108 13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA (P342777) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P342777..
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