Prag 592

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359194

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359194.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) me-at _ninda_ ma-zi-[tam2]
szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ ma-s,i2-[i3-li2]
1(disz) me-at _ninda_ ma-zi-tam2
szu-su2-en6 szesz-szu
1(disz) me-at _ninda_ ma-zi-tam2
a-szur-na-da _dumu_
a-mur-esz18-dar 7(u) _ninda_
u2 2(disz) ki-ra-tim
pe2-ru-wa

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 592. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359194) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359194..

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