CCT 5, 37, BM 113519

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358832

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358832.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ ig-ra-am
la2-qe2-pu-um
2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ 6(disz)+1(disz) i-ir-dam
e-la2-a-a
1(u) 5(disz) 5(disz) _sze_ 1/3(disz) sa2?-tam2
en-na-su2-en6
1(u) 5(disz) 5(disz) 2(disz)
sza-si2-am
a-mur-a-szur3
1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) 3(disz)
ma-as-ha-ra-tim
a-szur-i-mi3-ti2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 37, BM 113519. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358832) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358832..

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