Prag 814

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359371

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359371.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x hi-im x [...]
[...] x ni i x [...]
a-na [...] x x [...]
i-sza-qal? [(a?)] hi [a?-ta?]
1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ an-na# [...]
a ba ru uk x [...]
a-na wa-ab2-ri#-[im ...]
1(u) s,a-am-ru-wa-tim# [...]
6(disz)? s,a-am?-ru?-wa?-tum#? [...]
x [...]
6(disz) x [...]
1(u) 5(disz)? [...]
[sza] i-na [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 814. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359371) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359371..

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