RA 081, 003-096 008

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357901

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357901.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na i-na-a
u3 hu-s,a-ri-im
qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
szal2-ma-a-szur-ma
2(u) 9(disz)? _ma-na ku3-babbar_
[...] x
[x] _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu
1(disz)? ku-si2!-a-am
3(u) 3(disz)? _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_
_an-na_ qa2-tim
i-di2-nu-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — RA 081, 003-096 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357901) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357901..

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