Prag 642

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359241

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359241.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x x [...]
[...] 1/2(disz)# _ma-na_ [...]
[na-ru]-uq# puzur4-[a-szur3]
_dumu#_ i-szar-ki-id-a-szur3
[i-na] ne2-mi3-lim
[sza]-li#-isz-tam2
[e-ka3-al] a-na sza-li-isz-tim
[i-za]-az# / sza la2-ma
[u4-mi3-szu] _ku3-sig17_-su2 u2-sze2-lu-u2
4(disz) [ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[sig17_]
[i-la2-qe2] _ku3#-sig17_-szu ne2-ma-lam u2-[la2]
[i-la2-qe2 ...] x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 642. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359241) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359241..

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