TLB 05, 26

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283630.

Transliteration

1(u) 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sza3-bi-ta
1(u) 1(disz) gin2 har-szu ku3-babbar dumu-munus e2
5(disz) gin2 e2-a-dingir
() giri3 ri-isz-be-li2
szu-ti-a zabar-dab5
() szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
zi-ga zabar-dab5
iti udru u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
mu da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu szu-nir 2(disz)-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — TLB 05, 26. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P283630) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283630..

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