VS 26, 172

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P358299

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358299.

Why it matters

Transliteration

la2-szu _ansze_-ru
7(disz) i-a-u2-tum
sza i-zi-ba-ni
i-na dur4-hu-mi3-it
i-sza-ha-at u2-zu-a
bu-za-zu e-ri-isz-ma
um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na-[ku?]
a-sa2-ri-su2-nu _ansze_-ru
i-ma-qu2-tu3-ni-ma [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — VS 26, 172. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P358299) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P358299..

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