POAT 76

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P361189

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361189.

Why it matters

Transliteration

sza 1(disz) _gin2_ [...]
s,i2-pa2-ra#-[tim ...]
sza 1(disz) _gin2_ x [...]
s,a-ap2-ru x [...]
sza 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
du-uk-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — POAT 76. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P361189) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P361189..

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