VS 26, 105

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358251

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358251.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
ku-nu-ke-e
sza puzur2-a-szur3
u3 sza-du-a-su2
a-na e-na-be-lim
ap-qi2-id
_igi_ szu-be2-lim
[_igi_] hu#-ra-s,a-nim
_igi_ [x x]-su2
_igi#_ szu#?-li

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 105. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358251) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358251..

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