TCL 14, 69

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357559

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357559.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_kiszib3_ szu-isz-ha-ra _dumu#_ ku#?-ra#-ra
_kiszib3_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ a-ta-ta
_kiszib3_ a-mur-a-szur3 _dumu_ zi-ti2-i3-li2
i-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
sza ni-ni i-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a
a-na a-sa3-nim / a-ba-a-ma-tim
ta-di2-nu / da-tam2
ni-is-ha-tim / u2 mu-t,a2-e
is,-hi-ru-ma 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
a-na ha-sza-isz-ku-wa-ma
szu-isz-ha-ra il5-qe2
szu-ma / ni-ni
a-na a-sa3-nim / ta2-tu3-ar
szu-isz-ha-ra u2-ba-ab2-szu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 14, 69. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357559) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357559..

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