TCL 21, 200

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357766

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357766.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) 4(disz) _ma-na uruda_
da-mu-qum
1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
i-s,e2-er
i-ku-pi2-a
_dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
bu-za-zu
i-szu
_igi_ a-szur3-du-ri-ni
u3 a-na-ku
4(u) _ma-na uruda_ la2-mu-nam
2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
u2-ka3-al

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357766) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357766..

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