TCL 21, 261

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357827

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357827.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
ku-nu-ki
bu-zu-ta-a
u3 en-num-be-lum2
a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
i3-li2-ba-ni
u2-bi4-il5
_igi_ a-la-hi-im
_igi_ u2-s,u2-ra-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 21, 261. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357827) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357827..

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