JANES 18, 46 13

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P200677

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200677.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda gur#
sza3-bi-ta#
4(disz) ninda# zi3 gur#
2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
sza3 a2 u4 x x [...]
x x 7(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
x de2-a e2 [...]
3(ban2)# 8(disz) sila3 ninda x kas4
[...] gu4?-i3-li2
[...] ig-ru-um?
[...]-ra
[...] ninda x
mu#-kux(DU)#
1(disz) [...] ru?
iti# [gu4]-si-su

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JANES 18, 46 13. 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 (P200677) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200677..

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