VS 26, 140

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358275

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358275.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) _tug2_ bi4-za-ni
3(disz) _tug2_ sza u2-zu-a _ir#_-dim#
1(disz) _tug2_ e-na-ma-a-szur
1(disz) _tug2_ nu-ur-li-szu
u2 1(u) _ma-na uruda_
2(disz) _tug2_ sza _dumu_ id-na-a
mi3-ma a-nim
_tug2_ sza ka3-s,a-ri
al-qe2 ni-is-ha-ti2-szu-nu
u2 ig-ri sa2-ri-dim
u2-s,a-ha-ar-ma
[u2] be-u2-la2-ti2-a
[u2]-ta#-ru-nim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358275) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358275..

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