Prag 825

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359380

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359380.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[a]-na# a-szur-du10 en-um-x-[x]
u3 ki-ba-al
qi2-bi4-ma a-na
a-szur-du10 u3 [...]
[x] x x [...]
x [...]
im-ti2 da# [...]
_ku3-babbar_ i-sza#-[...]
[x] x-ku-nu u2 x [...]
[x] na#? / a-na la2 [x]
[x x]-ma a-du10-a-szur
[x x] eb-ri a-ta
[x] a-ni-na _uruda_ x
[...] x zi [...]
[...] x asz2 x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 825. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359380) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359380..

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