OBTI 095

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369525

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369525.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
_5/6(disz) gin2_ na-ah-ra-mu
_2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _i3-gesz
a-li2-ba-ni-szu
_giri3_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
_szu-ti-a_ nanna-arhusz
_szu-ti-a_
i-s,i2-na-bu-u2
_iti_ ki-is-ki-si _u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
_mu_ utu-iszkur _ba-usz2!_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 095. 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 (P369525) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369525..

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