TCL 20, 135

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357701

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357701.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] x x [...]
_uruda_-a-ka3 x [...]
en-nu-um-x [...]
1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ x [...]
u2-ka3-i-x [...]
ta-asz2-ta-[...]
ma-la2 x [...]
i-ha-lu-x [...]
i-hi-id-ma x [...]
t,u3-ur-da-[...]
a-szi2-a-ka3 / x [...]
la2 na ki im? [...]
ka3#-sa3-tum x [...]
na-asz-a-ku-um [...]
[x] 1/3(disz)? _ma-[na]_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 135. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357701) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357701..

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