RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 13

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P427948

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427948.

Why it matters

Transliteration

nanna#
[lugal-a-ni]-ir
[ku-du-ur]-ma#-bu#-uk
[ad-da] kur mar-tu
[dumu si]-im#-ti-szi-il-ha-ak
[u4] nanna
[a-ra]-zu-ni
[mu]-szi-gen-na#-a
[ga2]-nun-mah
nanna#-kam
[nam-ti]-la-ni-sze3
[u3 nam]-ti
[ARAD2-suen] dumu#-ni
[lugal larsa]-ma#-sze3#
[mu-na-ni-in-du3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P427948) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427948..

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