OBTI 152

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369582

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369582.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze_
a-na lu-mu-ur-sza-utu
i-di-in-ma
pu-hi-szu
[a]-na ha-asz-hu-ur[]
mu-hu-ur
_iti#_ a-bi-i
_u4 3(disz)-kam_
_mu e2-sa2-gar-ni e2_ suen
i-x-za
_dumu a-bi-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 152. 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 (P369582) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369582..

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