TCL 14, 62

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357552

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357552.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_
qa2-at-ni 2(u) 3(disz) ma-asz2-ku
wa-di2-u2-tum
1(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_ szu-qu2-ul-ta-asz-nu
1(u) 2(disz) sa2-da-li _uruda_
szi2-im _ansze_ isz-ti2
da-ku-ku 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
_ku3#-babbar_ 1(disz) _dug_ a-la2-nu
_ki#_ en-na-nim
mi3-ma a-nim
te2-er-ti2 a-s,e2-er
hi-na-a-a i-li-ik
i-sze2-ep sza-lim-be-li2
2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 14, 62. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357552) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357552..

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