Prag 787

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359356

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359356.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...]-ma ku-lu-[ma-a]
[...]-x 2(disz) _ma-na_
[...]-me bu-za-zu
[...]-qi2-szu
[...] ta [...]
[... ku]-lu-ma-a
[...]-me
[...] la2 il5-ta-pa2-at
[... ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_
[...] ku-lu-ma-a
[... bu]-za#-zu i-sza-qal
[... bu]-za#-zu e-t,i2-ir
[...] _ku3-babbar_ bu-za-zu
[sza-bu? ...]
[...] x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 787. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359356) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359356..

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