VS 26, 122

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358261

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358261.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(disz) _dug sze_-um
1(disz) _dug gig_ mi3-ma a-nim
_ki_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur
1(disz) _dug gig_ a-na
a-sza-at a-hu-qar a-di2-in
1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-a
i-na hu-ra-ma
a-hu-ru i-ku-pi2-a-szur
u2-sze2-ra-ba-szu-nu
1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ pa2-ni-um
3(disz) la2 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-ha-ma
_ki_ i-ku-pi3-a-szur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 122. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358261) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358261..

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