JCS 14, 021, 15

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P361057

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361057.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 7(disz) ku-ta-ni
u3 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim
puzur4-a-szur
u2-ba-la2-t,am2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — JCS 14, 021, 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P361057) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361057..

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