Prag 608

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359210

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359210.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(disz) _ma-na_ <<_gin2_>> _ku3-babbar_
i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-i-a
ta-ki-tam2 a-szur-s,u2-lu-li
is-ni-qam 7(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_
a-mur-esz18-dar u3 u2-zu-a
is-ni-qu2 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
a-mur-utu is-ni-iq
1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na la2_ 4(disz) _gin2_
pu-szu-ke-en6
is-ni-iq
4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im
_uruda_ sza u2-la2-ma u3 _tug2 hi-a_
sza wa-ah-szu-sza-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 608. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359210) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359210..

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