TCL 20, 139

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357705

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357705.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) 1(disz) [...]
it-ba-al
1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar ansze_ it-ba-al
4(disz) _ma-na_
_an-na_ qa2-tim 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
_ku3-babbar_ 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-ut
_ansze_ 1(disz) _gin2#_ [sza] sa3-e-tim
4(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ [wa]-s,i2-tum
8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ig-ri
sa3-ri-dim _szunigin_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_
sza x [...]-x
sza dan-a-szur3 sza a-na
a-szur-gal ip-qi2-du

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 139. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357705) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357705..

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