AUCT 4, 038

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249625.

Transliteration

iti bara2-za3-gar u4 3(disz)-kam
nu-rum-li-s,i2
_1(disz) erin2 lu2 sze gur11-ku5_
a-wi-il-na-bi-um
i3-hun
iti bara2-a3-gar u4 3(disz)-kam
mu bad3 i3-si-in ba-gul-la
lu2-en-ki
_dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
_ARAD_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 038. 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 (P249625) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249625..

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