TCL 21, 226

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357792

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357792.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
ha-nu il5-du-ru-um
i-szu isz-tu3
ha-mu-usz-tim
sza qar-wi-a
u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar
a-na 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
i-sza-qa2-al
szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul
1(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2
i-_iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2
_igi_ a-szur-utu-szi
_igi_ im-li-ka3-a
_igi_ en-a-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 226. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357792) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357792..

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