Position in chronology
FS Oelsner 307 3
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358329.
Why it matters
Transliteration
2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza a-mur-esz18-dar i-na a-lim a-na i-ku-nim sza-ap2-ku 2(disz) _ma-na_ _ku3-sig17_ ki-ma a-mur-esz18-dar i-tur4-dingir u3 / a-ta-ta sza-bu-u2 szu-ma a-mur-esz18-dar a-na i-ku-nim i-tu3-a-ar i-tur4-dingir u3 a-ta-ta u2-bu-bu-szu _igi_ puzur4-ti2-a-am-tim _igi_ en-um-a-szur _igi_ ku-ku-wa
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — FS Oelsner 307 3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358329) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358329..
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