CCT 3, 26, BM 113372

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358587

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358587.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na i-ku-pi3-a qi2-bi-ma
um-ma su2-e-a u3 bu-za-zu-ma
1(disz) me-at _1(u) 2(disz) tug2#_-[ba-tu3 sza!]
a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-bu
_sza3-ba 5(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum
u3 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al
_1(u) 1(disz) tug2_ isz-ra-tum
_1(disz) tug2_ hu-lu-qa2-um _1(disz) tug2_
a-na me-er-i-ti2-ka3#
[a-di2]-in# szi2-ti2
_tug2#_-ba-ti2-ka3 _9(u) 4(disz) tug2#_-[ba-tu3-ka3]
iz!-ku-u2-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 3, 26, BM 113372. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358587) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358587..

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