TCL 20, 182

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357748

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357748.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_
puzur4-a-szur
isz-qu2-ul-szu-nu-ti2
3(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_
5(disz) _gin2_ i-ku-pa2-sza
isz-qu2-ul-szu-nu-ti2
_szunigin_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_
_uruda sag10_
a-na me-er-e
en-na-su2-en6
i-szi2-qi2-il5

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 182. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357748) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357748..

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