CCT 1, 06, BM 113531

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358500

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358500.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
i-s,e2-er
a-gu5-tim
i-di2-isz-tar i-szu
isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
sza a-bu-um-dingir
a-na sza ni-ba-as i-sza-qal
szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul
1(u) _gin2_-tum 1(disz) _gin2-ta_
i-na _iti_ i-sza-qal
_igi_ ma-la2-ba
_igi_ en-na-su2
_igi_ tu3-ra-am-i3-li2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 06, BM 113531. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358500) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358500..

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