CCT 1, 16, BM 113530

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358421

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358421.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-lum
_sag10_ 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
ku-nu-ki sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im
a-na ku-s,i2-im
u3 a-bu-sza-lim
ap2-qi2-id a-na s,e2-er
sza-zu-uz2!-tim
sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im
u2-bu-lu-u2
sza _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_
ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
sza-du-a-su2
sza-bu-u2-u2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 16, BM 113530. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358421) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358421..

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