TCL 20, 194

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357760

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357760.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(u) 4(disz) pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar
1(disz) me-x [x] x za? bi?
x [...-a]-szur3
[...]-ma-tum
[...] a-na szi2-mi3-im
x [x x] x x 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2?_ a-ha-ma
4(disz) [x x] x x [x x]
2(u) _tug2_ szu-be-lim
8(u) 4(disz)? _tug2_ hu-ra-s,a-num
8(u) _tug2_ puzur4-a-szur
6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_
3(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ puzur4-esz18-dar
3(disz) _tug2_
_e2?_ [x] x x
3(disz) _tug2_ ha-tim [x x] x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 194. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357760) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357760..

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