VS 26, 145

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358278

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358278.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i-na 1(asz) _gu2_-tim
i-a-ti2-im
pa2-t,e2-er-tim
5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
i3-li2-us,-ra-ni
il5-qe2 3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
ah-sza-lim
1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ah-sza-lim-ma
1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
i-di2-[su2]-en6
2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
i-a-nu-ki-im-ti2
5(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
_an-na_ i-di2-su2-en6
is-ni-qam2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 145. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358278) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358278..

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