VS 26, 149

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P333929

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333929.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) me-at 9(u) 4(disz) _tug2_
i-na 3(u) 6(disz) mu-ta-tim
u2 1(u) 6(disz) e-li-a-tim
dar-ku-u2 9(disz) na-ru-qa2-tim
sza _an-na_
_sza3-ba_ / 6(disz) la2-wi-a
3(disz) u2-la2 la-wi-a
sza 1(u) 3(disz) u2-nu-ut
_ansze_
mi3-ma a-nim
_kiszib3_-a
u2 _kiszib3_ ma#-nu#-um!-ki-i3-li2
_e2_ i-szar#-su2-en6
ka3-nu-ku

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 149. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P333929) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333929..

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