RA 081, 003-096 084

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357977

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357977.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[pu-szu-ke-en6 a-na]
[...] is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma
[um-ma] pu#-szu-ke-en-ma
[... n] 3(disz) _tug2_ szu-ul-hi
[... n 2(disz)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_
[sza _dam]-gar3_ ub-la2-ni
[_dingir_-mu]-ta-bi!-il5
[...] _gin2_
[_igi gir2_ sza] a-szur3
[szi2-bu-ti2-ni] ni-di2-in
[_igi_ ...]-x-nim
[_igi_ ...]-x
[...] tap-pa2-i-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) ?) — RA 081, 003-096 084. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357977) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357977..

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