TCL 14, 70

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357560

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357560.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_kiszib3_ da-da-<a> _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti
_kiszib3_ su2-en6-sag10 a-hi-szu
_kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ a-hu-qar
3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
u2 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 u2 da-da-a
i-na a-lim szi2-ma-am
i-sza-u2-mu-ni-ma lu-qu2-tum
a-szu-mi3 en-lil2-ba-ni
_GAN2_-lum2 e-ti2-iq da-da-a
mi3-ma la2 t,a2-hu lu-qu2-tum
a-na ka3-ni-isz
e-li-a-ma en-lil2-ba-ni
i-ra-de8-szi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 14, 70. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357560) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357560..

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