OBTI 134

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369564

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369564.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_1(u) 5(ban2) gur sze a-ra2 1(disz)-kam_
_5(asz) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam_
_1(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) gur_ sze-u3
ni-isz-rum
a-na _sza-gal3 gu4 hi-a_
_iti_ za-ha-ra-tum u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
_mu alan ku3-sig17_ x szi-ma-ha-tu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 134. 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 (P369564) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369564..

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