Prag 765

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359335

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359335.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[a]-lu#-um di2-nam _igi_ [2(disz) _gesz-gag-en gal_]
[i]-na ha-am-ri-im
i-di3-in-ma isz-tu3 _iti 1(disz)-[kam_]
ab2# sza-ra-ni li-mu-um
[...]-x-ni / li-mu-um
[...] ga ni [...]
[...] x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 765. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359335) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359335..

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