OBTI 323

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369749.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) utu-a-ia-ba-asz
1(disz) nu-ur2-adad
1(disz) bur-adad
2(disz) i-di-szum
2(disz) suen-ni-ia
8(disz) ma-ta-ku?-ke?-el
2(disz) i-bi-NIN.SZUBUR
1(u) 8(disz) _lu2-hun-ga2_
30(u) _kalag-ga2?_
_itu_ ma-am-mi-tim
_u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — OBTI 323. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P369749) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369749..

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