TCL 14, 64

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357554

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357554.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_kiszib3_ i-di2-a-bi4-im
_dumu_ ba-za-nim
_kiszib3_ esz18-dar-_igi-du_
_dumu_ i-di2-a-bi4-im
_kiszib3_ a-mur-a-szur3
sza hu-bu-ul
a-mur-a-szur3 _dumu_ dingir-ku-ru-ub
2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
isz-<tu3> ha-mu-usz-tim
sza an-i3-li
a-na 1(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
i-sza-qu2-lu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 14, 64. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357554) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357554..

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