CCT 1, 08, BM 113516

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358504

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358504.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
iszkur-_gal dub-sar_
a-hu-wa-qar i-szu
isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
sza szu-ku-bi-im
u3 a-mur-utu
ki-ma a-wa-at
ka3-ri-im
s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2
_iti-kam_ sza sa3-ra-tim
li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2
a-la2-hi-im
_igi_ pa2-na-ka3
_igi_ iszkur-pi3-la2-ah

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 08, BM 113516. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358504) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358504..

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