TCL 04, 114

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357449

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357449.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] i-ku-pi2-a
[...] _dumu_ ku-ta-a
[...] 1/2(disz) _tug2_ szu-esz18-dar
[...] _tug2_ u2-zu-a _dumu_ i-da-a
[_szunigin_] 3(u) 4(disz) _tug2_-ni / en?-[...]
[...] 2(u) [...]
1(u) 3(disz) x [...]
1(disz) _tug2_ a-szur3-[...]
_tug2 hi-a_ a-ni-u2-[...]
szu-ma 3(u) 7(disz) ma [...]
i-na _e2-gal_-[lim ...]
[...] us,-[...]
[...] 1/3(disz) _gin2#_
[...] na#? pi3-il5 [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 04, 114. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357449) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357449..

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