CCT 1, 39, BM 113445

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358478

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358478.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
sza sze2-ep isz-me-su2-en
sza a-na a-szur3-ma-lik
ub-lu 6(asz) _gu2_ 4(disz) _ma-na_
_uruda_ it-bu-lu
szi2-im _ansze hi-a_
zu-ur-zi
u2-ka3-pi3 ma-at-li-ih#-szi2
wa-s,i2-su2-nu
mi3-ma szu-um-szu
u2-la2 t,a2-hi
1(u) _tug2_ lu-bu-szi2
isz-me-su2-en a-na
u2-bi-il

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 1, 39, BM 113445. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358478) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358478..

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