TCL 19, 011

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357578

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357578.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na puzur4-a-szur
qi2-bi4-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma
i-na utu-szi
t,up-pa2-am u2-la2-pi3-ta-ku-ni
mu-la2 _ku3-babbar_
sza u2-sze2-ba-<la2>-ku-ni
_ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
i-na ku-ri-im
sza-ki-in
wa-ar-ki
a-na 2(disz) u4-me
i-ku-pi2-a-szur
a-t,a2-ra-dam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 19, 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357578) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357578..

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