VS 26, 030

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P333927

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333927.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-na puzur4-a-szur3
qi2-bi-ma um-ma
il5-we-da-ku-ma
masz-ki u3 pi2-ri-ka3-ni
ku-nu-ki / sza a-szur3-_sipa_
sza i-na qa2-ra-be2-tim
e-zi-bu / na-ru-qam2
u3 masz-ki / isz-te2-ni-isz
li-il5-wi-u2-szu-nu-ma
a-na a-li-ki-im
pa2-ni-im-ma
pi2-qi2-id-ma / lu-ub-lu-nim
sza 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
_i3-gesz du10-ga_ / sze2-bi-lam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 030. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P333927) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333927..

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