Prag 616

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359217

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359217.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ ku-ta-nu
_sza3-ba_ <x> _tug2_ ku-si2-a-tum
4(disz) _tug2_ sza s,u2-uh3-ri-im
sza a-ki-di2-im
3(disz) szi2-it-re-e
5(disz) isz-ra-tim
2(disz) ra-qa2-tim
2(disz) na-ah-la2-pa2-tim
5(disz) mu-sa2-re-e
1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu
mi3-ma / a-nim
na-asz2-a-ku

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 616. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359217) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359217..

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