VS 26, 142

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358276

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358276.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
sza _tug2 hi-a_ s,a-am-ru-tim
1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-di2-ma
5/6(disz) _ma-na_ a-sza-kan2
5(disz) ku-ta-nu
4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim
a-ha-ma a-di2
i-ni-ka3-si2
a-sza-kan2
li-mu-um
u2-ra-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358276) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358276..

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