TCL 21, 247

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357813

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357813.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) i-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pi3-im
hu-bu-ul puzur4-esz18-dar
_dumu_ pi3-sza-ah-i3-li2
sza szu-iszkur i-qi2-pu
_sza3-ba_ 5/6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar_ sza puzur4-a-szur
[1(disz)] 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
sza szu-iszkur
_ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2
a-na ba-a-ba-at
_ku3-babbar_-szu-nu i-zu-zu
t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am
szu-iszkur u2-ka3-al
6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza ba-ri-szu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 247. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357813) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357813..

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