Prag 551

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359157

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359157.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
_ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-<pu>-um
i-s,e2-er
ba-ru-bi-um <u2>
ha-am-lu-ni
a-szur-ma-lik / i-szu
ka3-ra-am / ta-szi2-mi3-it-ni
u2-s,a-ab2 / isz!-tu3
ha-sza-mu-tim
sza a-szur-ma-lik
a-na ha-sza-mu-tim
sza i3-li2-a
i-sza-qal-u2
_igi_ i-di2-utu-szi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 551. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359157) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359157..

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