BIN 10, 078

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P236622

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236622.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ze2-[na]
sza3-bi-[ta]
1(disz) banszur [x]
e2-a-ma-[lik]
6(disz) ARAD2-er3-ra lu2 kas4 banszur-sze3 ba#
sza3 mu-DU isz-bi-er3-ra-en-en
3(u) pesz-murgu2 banszur
e2-a-ma-lik
5(disz) pesz-murgu2 banszur
ARAD2-er3-ra lu2 kas4
mu-DU lugal-inim-gi-na-ta
sza3 pesz-murgu2 1(u) 1(asz@t)-kam
iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 5(asz@t)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — BIN 10, 078. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (P236622) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236622..

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