TCL 21, 204

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357770

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357770.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
_sag10_ pa2-sza-lum2
ku-nu-ki-a a-na
szal2-mi3-esz18-dar
_dumu_ be-za-ni
ap2-qi2-id
a-s,e2-er
sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
u3 a-ha-ha
<u2>-bi4-il5 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
a-ni-qi2-szu a-di2-in
_igi_ be-la2-nim
_igi_ u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 204. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357770) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357770..

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