VS 26, 136

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358272

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358272.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim
i-sza qa2-ra-be-[tim]
6(disz) _tug2_ i-sza-u2-mu#
1(disz)? _tug2?_ sza? ga-x-be-e
a-na usz?-a-x
a-na u2-li-sza-ra-am
me-er-i-szu!
ni-di2-in
3(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-ra-be-tim
ha-szi2-u2-ma-an
ub-lam 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na
1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar_ a-na
a-sza-at
tar2-ma-na a-di2-in

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 136. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358272) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358272..

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