TCL 04, 109

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357444

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357444.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
1(u) 1(disz) szu-ul-hu
5(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kam#
2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ne2-en
1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ isz-ti2
e-wa-ri-mu-sza
1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na uruda_
_ki_ a-bi4-i3-li2
1(u) _ma-na uruda_ isz-ti2
nu-a-im mi3-ma
a-ni-im a-na a-al-du10
a-mur-utu u3 e-wa-ri-mu-sza
e-zi-ib

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 04, 109. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357444) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357444..

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