TCL 14, 61

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357551

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357551.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) ku-lu-pi3-nu
szu-ga-ri-a-e
a-sza-pa2-ar-tim
u2-ka3-lu 1(u) ku-lu-pi3-nu
ar-za-la2-am
u2-ka3-al
1(u) ku-lu-pi3-nu
ma-si2-a-am
u2-ka3-al
5(disz) ku-lu-pi3-nu
su2-e-en
u2-ka3-al

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 14, 61. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357551) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357551..

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