CCT 3, 21-22, BM 113549

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358580

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358580.

Why it matters

Transliteration

um-ma szu-hu-bur
a-szur-ba-ni u3 sza-lim-a-szur-<ma>
a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2
um-mi3-a-ni-ma / ne2-ru-ub-ma
i-na _ku3-babbar_ / sza a-szur-utu-szi
ni-il5-qe2 / lu na-ru-qum
lu mi3-ma / a-ma-kam
_la2#_-qe2-ep u3 a-szur-utu-szi
[...]
AN-[...] x x
na-asz2-a-kum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 3, 21-22, BM 113549. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358580) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358580..

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