TCL 19, 048

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357614

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357614.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma
um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma#
szal2-ma-ni [i]-na
ha-hi-im / ni-ti2-s,i2
1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
a-na isz-me-su2-en6
a-di2-in mi3-ma
sa3-am-ru-a-tim
u2-la2 a-di2-szu-um
sa3-am-ru-a-ti2-ma
i-na ha-hi-im
u2-ta-e-ra-am

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 19, 048. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357614) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357614..

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