VS 26, 135

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358271

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358271.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 uruda_
_ki_ a-tu3-ki
1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2#_ [3(disz) _sze_]
_ki_ pi3-la-ah-esz18-dar
5/6(disz) _gin2_ [sza]
sza-lim-a-szur
a-na ah-sza-lim
ap2-qi-id
1/4(disz) _gin2_ u3
qer-s,u2 sza ha-t,im
_ki_ utu-ba-ni
sza-du-a-at
1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar_ a-na
a-szur-i-mi3-ti2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 135. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358271) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358271..

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