VS 26, 089

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358238

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358238.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[_kiszib3_ hi-na-a a-na] a-szur3-na-da
[dan-a-szur3 u3] ha#-da-a-ni a-hu-a
[a-tu3]-nu# t,up-pa2-am szi2-im-a-ma
[a-na esz18-dar]-pi2-la2-ah sze2-bi4-la-nim#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 089. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358238) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358238..

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