VS 26, 123

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358262

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358262.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na
wa-ar-ki-tim sze2-pi3-szu
sze2-bu-ul-ta-sza
a-na e-me-er-tim
e-a-ba-asz2-ti2 u2-bi4-<il5>-szi2-im
a-sze2-ni-szu sze2-na-an
sza wa-ah-szu-sza-na
pu-uh2 ha-hi-te2-en6
_ki_ be-la2-nim
1(disz) isz-te2-ni-te2-en6
sze2-ne2-en6 sza
ha-bu-ra pu-uh2
szu-hu-pa2-tim
_ki_ iszkur-_gal_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 123. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358262) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358262..

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