RIME 4.02.13.09, ex. 20

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P427968

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427968.

Why it matters

Transliteration

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. 20. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P427968) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P427968..

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