OBTI 115

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369545

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369545.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(u)# 1(disz)# asz2#-[gar3]_
_ri-ri-[ga]_
_na-gada_ szum-[ma]-li-ib-bi-i3-li2
_iti_ ma-mi
_u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam_
_mu erin2 su-bir4?_
[a]-bi#-[zu-um]
_sanga#_ ki-ti-tum
_dumu#_ ig-mil-suen
_ARAD#_ i#-ba#-al#-pi#-el#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 115. 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 (P369545) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369545..

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