VS 26, 133

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P333919

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333919.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
_ku3-sig17_ / i-na
szi2-ip#-ka3-tim
sza na-ru-qi2#-szu
hu-ra-s,a-nu-um
i-na qa2-ti-szu
u2-s,a-ha-ar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 133. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P333919) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333919..

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