TCL 20, 174

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357740

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357740.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
ma-su2-hu-um i-a-um
2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
sza ba-ri-ni
1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
sza a-la-hi-im
2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
sza bu-zu-ta-a
5(disz) ne2-pi3-szu 5(u) la2 1(disz) _ma-na_
_ku3-babbar_ sza a-la-hi-im
1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza
i3-li2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 174. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357740) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357740..

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