Prag 573

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359176

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359176.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[2(disz) ma]-na _ku3-sig17_
sza szu-a-nim
na-ru-uq
puzur4-a-szur
szal2-sza-tim
e-kal2?
a-na szal2-sza-tim
i-za-az
i-na a-lim
isz-ti2 t,up-pi2-szu
sza na-ru-qi2-szu
_e2_ su2-i-ta-a
i-la-pa2-at
[_igi_] en-um-iszkur
[_igi_] isz#-me-iszkur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 573. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359176) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359176..

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