AAA 1/3, 05

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P360979

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P360979.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] ki a [...]
[...] n _ma-na_ [...]
[...] ar u2-sze2-bi-il5 [...]
[...] tim a-szar a-mu-tam2 [...]
[...] ta-di2-in um-ma ma-nu-ki-a-[szur-ma]
[...] i ra ma-ti2-ka3 / a-na a-wi-il5-tim
[a?]-di2#-in um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma a-na
[ma]-nu-ki-a-szur-ma a-ta / a-mu-tam2
[ha-bu-la2]-ti2-ma u3 a-na-ku i-ra-mi3-[ni-a]
[sza ta-da]-nam / a-da-an / szi2-im sa3-ap2-[ti2-ni]
[...] szu-esz18-dar a-na ku-nu-ki [...]
[...] u3 a-szu-mi3 a-mu-tim [...]
[...] nam a-na [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — AAA 1/3, 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (P360979) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P360979..

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