JCS 14, 011, 07

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P361049

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361049.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na#_ [(...)]
2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3#-[babbar_ (...)]
1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-ha-ma [(...)]
isz-ti2-ka3 as,-ba-at# [(...)]
1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ [(...)]
ni-is-ha-at [(...)]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — JCS 14, 011, 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P361049) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361049..

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