TCL 21, 239

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357805

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357805.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_kiszib3_ a-ta-ta _kiszib3_ me-zi-[x]
_kiszib3_ szar-ma-ma _kiszib3_ ni-ni
sza 2(u) 1(disz) na-ru-uq _gig_
2(u) _sze_ i-s,e2-er
[ni]-ni a-szur3-na-da
[i-szu] i-na ka3-ar-pi3-ti2-a
ta-ma-da2-dam
szu-ma i-na ha-ar-pe3
la2 ta-am-du-dam
ki-ma a-wa-at ka3-ni-isz
s,i2-ib-tam2 tu3-s,a-ab2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 239. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357805) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357805..

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