TCL 20, 169

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357735

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357735.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(disz)# [ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_
a-szu-mi3 ku-du-ur-i3-li2
a-na sza ma-s,a-ra-tim
asz2-qul2 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar
asz2-qul2 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
qa2-ti-szu
a-di2-in
1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um
1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum
lu al-ku-a-i-tum
u3 _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ka3-um
i-li-bi
ku-du-ur-i3-li2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 169. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357735) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357735..

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