Prag 582

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359185

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359185.

Transliteration

pu-zu-ur ki-ma
a-wi-il5-tim is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma pu-zu-ur-ma
a-na a-mur-a-szur3-ma
_ku3-babbar_ sza a-wi-il5-tim
szu-qu2-ul um-ma szu-ut-ma
la2-mu-ra-kum
szu-ma a-e-sza-ma
ta-ta-la2-ak
_ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
ba#-lu-um di2#-nam#!
ba-lu-um ma-mi3-tim
ta-sza-qal um-ma a-mur!-a-szur3-ma
la2-asz2-qu2-la2-kum
_igi_ puzur4-esz18-dar
_igi_ puzur4-a-szur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 582. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359185) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359185..

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