Prag 722

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359302

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359302.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i-na 3(disz) me-at _tug2 hi-a_
sza ka3-ru-um isz3-tap-ku
1(u) 1(disz) sza szu-mi3 an-i3-li2
la2-ap-tu3 sza3 7(disz) _tug2_
sza a-szur3-_sipa_
4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza an-i3-li2
_igi_ szu-la2-ba-an
_dumu_ a-bi4-la2
_igi_ i-di2-a-szur
_dumu_ ku-bi4-di2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 722. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359302) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359302..

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