CCT 5, 27, BM 113464

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358797

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358797.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-di2 ma-la2 u4-me-e
tam2-ka3-ri sa3-ah-ra-ku#
i-na utu-szi t,up-pi3
a-ni-u2-tim u2-la2-pi3-ta-ku-ni
u4-mu-szu-nu 1(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tum
i-li-ku _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2
qa2-ti2 i-ka3-szu-du pa2-ni-a-ma
u2-sze-ba-la2-kum u4-mu-szu-nu
i-ma-lu-u2-ma
u2-za-ka3-ma a-ta-be-a-ma
a-ta-la2-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 27, BM 113464. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P358797) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358797..

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