Position in chronology
SDSU 5
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249258.
Why it matters
Transliteration
1(u) 8(disz) x x x TI A? x TAR? BI? 1(disz) x 1(disz) masz2 x suen#? ASZ? UD gesz HA iti lugal? BI? u4 1(u) 5(disz) mu da? x sza3 x x x A? 6(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SDSU 5. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: H. M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA (P249258) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249258..
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