RIME 4.01.04.02, ex. 08

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P427836

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427836.

Transliteration

isz-me-[da-gan]
u2-a nibru#
sag-[us2]
uri5[-ma]
u4-da [gub]
eridu#-ga#
en unu-ga#
lugal kal-ga
lugal i3-si-in-na
lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
dam ki-ag2#
inanna-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.01.04.02, ex. 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P427836) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427836..

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