TCL 04, 078

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357413

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357413.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) _gin2_ a-na szu-ga-ri-a-e
u3 2/3(disz) hu-sza-e
a-na a-ra-wa a-di2-in
i-nu-mi3 pe2-ru-wa
u3 du-sza-la2 i-li-ku-ni-ni
3(disz) ki-ra-tim al-qe2
1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na bu-sza-li
asz2-qul2 i-nu-mi3
zu-zu-li
i-li-ka3-ni
1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na bu-sza-li
asz2-qul2 4(disz) _gin2_ a-na hu-sza-e
sza a-na ta-ad-me
nu-sze2-bi-lu asz2-qul2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 04, 078. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357413) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357413..

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