VS 26, 103

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358249

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358249.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ x [...]
3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me
u3# u2-nu-ut 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_
[mi3]-ma a-nim
[lu?-qu2?]-tim# sza lu-lu
[...-a]-szur3#
[...-x-x]
[_dumu_ sza?-lim?-iszkur]
lu-qu2-tam2 ip-qi2-du-u2
_igi_ dan-a-szur3 _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur
_igi_ [ha]-nu-nu _dub-sar_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 103. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358249) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358249..

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