Prag 546

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359152

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359152.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i-na qi2-ip-ti2-a
sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
i-qi2-pi3-ni sza a-lim
1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na en-nam-ma-nim asz2-qu2-ul
sza-du-a-tam2
_e2_ ka3-ri-im
u2-sza-asz2-qi2-lu-ni
i-na qi2-ip-ti2-a
sza eq-li-im
1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
sza-du-a-tam2
_e2_ ka3-ri-im
u2-sza-asz2-qi2-lu-ni
a-na a-szur-du10 _dumu_ ka3-ri-a
asz2-qu2-ul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 546. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359152) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359152..

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