TCL 01, 163

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P386599.

Transliteration

_3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
_ib2-tak4_
_ku3-babbar_ sza pir!-hi-mar-tu _di-ku5_
sza i-na qa2-ti dingir-ha-bil
iz-zi-zu
ib-ni-iszkur
_dumu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh-lu-da-ri
ma-hi-ir
_igi_ ig-mil-suen
_dumu_ suen-i-qi2-sza
_igi_ suen-ib-ni _dub-sar_
_iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)-kam_
_mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e dur2-gar ku3-sig17-a_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — TCL 01, 163. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P386599) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P386599..

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