Prag 792

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359361

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359361.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x
[i]-na# x [...] li#-bi-ka3-ma
i-ba-szi2 / 2(u) 4(disz) pa2-da-li
_uruda_ sza ma-sa2-im / i-szi2-im
am-tim / isz-ti2 / ka3-wa-ra-x
tal-qe2 2(u) 4(disz) pa2-da-li
u3 szi2-im _gu4_ / i-na
[x]-eh-x-tim / tal-qe2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 792. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359361) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359361..

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