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Old Babylonian

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CDLI Literary 000441, ex. 001

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CDLI Literary 000441, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

CDLI Literary 000441, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000447, ex. 009

CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 005

CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 049

CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 053

CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 074

CDLI Literary 000486, ex. 008

CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 004 & 000562, ex. 007 & 000563, ex. 007

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 016 & 000562, ex. 008 & 000760, ex. 065

CDLI Literary 000567, ex. 002

CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006

CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 076

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 073

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 086

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 087

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 088

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 089

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 090

CDLI Literary 000666, ex. 002 & 000798, ex. 003

CDLI Literary 000690, ex. 018

CDLI Literary 000690, ex. 028

CDLI Literary 000710, ex. 004

CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 048

CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 050

CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 051

CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 052

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 013

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 026

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 046

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 047

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 050

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 054

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 056

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 057

CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 051

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 020

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 034

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 035

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 036

CDLI Literary 000760, ex. 057

CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 062

CDLI Literary 000763, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000765, ex. 004

CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 047

CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 016

CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 016

CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 052

CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 053