VS 26, 157

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358284

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358284.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x a#-szur#-sipa# e#-ru-ub-ma#
[...] x a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
[...] sza# _na4 za-gin3_ u3 1(disz) ku-ta-num
[...]-ta 1(disz) ku-ta-num u3 1(disz) _ma-na an-[na_]
[...]-il5?-tim a-na a-szur-sipa a-di2-in
[x _tug2_ ku]-ta#-nu 2(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab-ta2-an 9(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-[tum]
[n _gu2_ x] _ma#-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku 2(disz) _ansze_
[...] a-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 157. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358284) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358284..

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