CCT 1, 12, BM 113545

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358413

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358413.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
ki-ma / a-la2-hi-im
a-szur-ni-szu / a-na
a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ dingir-sipa
isz-qu2-ul / szu-ma
a-la2-hu-um mi3-ma
i-qa2-bi
a-mur-a-szur
a-szur-ni-sza-am
u2-ba-ab2
_igi_ a-szur-na-da
_igi_ bu-zu-zi-im
_igi_ en-na-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 12, BM 113545. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358413) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358413..

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