OBTI 145

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369575

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369575.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze gesz-pa_
2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur# sze egir_
_szunigin 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur sze_
sza mu-na-nu-um
im-du-du-ma
a-na na-asz-pa-ak
dingir-szu-na-s,ir
isz-sza-ap-ku
_iti_ ki-nu-nu u4 1(disz)-kam
_mu_ ma-at ma-ha-zum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 145. 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 (P369575) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369575..

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