CCT 1, 32, BM 113542

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358461

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358461.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-mi3
a-szur3-ka3-szi2-id
1(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-im _i3-gesz_
1/3(disz) _ma-na_ szal2-<mi3>-esz18-dar
esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah
u2-s,a-he-ru-nim
szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_
_ki_ ka3-ri-im
li-mu-um
a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 32, BM 113542. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358461) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358461..

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