CCT 6, 07, BM 113467

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359044

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359044.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[um-ma x-ma]
[a-na i-na-a u3 ...]
qi2-bi-ma _2(u) 2(disz) tug2-[hi-a_]
sza szu-bi-ri-im / [u3]
3(disz) me-at _1(u) 7(disz) tug2 hi-a#_
pi2-ri-ka3-[nu] _2(u) 2(disz) tug2 hi-a#_
masz-ku!-nu 1(u) 1(disz) masz-ku sza pa#?-[x]
x pi2-ri-ka3-nu
[_n tug2_] szu#!-ru-tim
[_szunigin?_] 3(disz) me-at _9(u) 1(disz) tug2-[hi-a]_
[sza szu]-bi4-ri-im

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 07, BM 113467. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P359044) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359044..

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