VS 26, 143

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358277

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358277.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 2(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni
szu#-hu-bur 5/6(disz) _ma-na_
[_ku3-babbar_] a-na ma-nu-ki-a-szur [_dumu_ x]-ba-ni
[...] x 6(disz) _gin2_
[...] da#-a-tam2
[... in?]
[...]
[...]
[... ma?]-nu#?-[...]
[_igi?_ i3]-li2-dan
_dumu#_ i-di2-a-szur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 143. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358277) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358277..

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