TCL 20, 155

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357721

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357721.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
a-na gam2-ri-im sza ma-e
ta-ba-ki-im ga-me-er
1(u) _udu-hi-a_ 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
it-bu-lu 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
a-szi2-im _udu-hi-a_ / sza zu-a-zi-im
a-_e2_ ka3-ri-im / nu-ra-di2
2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
e-s,e2-e / ni-isz-qul2
szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-ka3
1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
_sza3-ba_ 5(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
i-li-bi4 ir-ma-a-szur
a-szu-mi3 en-na-nim
ga-me-er

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 155. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357721) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357721..

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