Prag 497

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359107

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359107.

Why it matters

Transliteration

<a-na> im-di2-lim u3 id-na-a
qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma
a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma
2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
me-hi-ra-tim i-na
u2-la2-ma a-di2-na-kum
ha-di2-ri-i / tu3-<sza>-zi-za-ma
_ku3-babbar la2_ i-ta-ad-nam
a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam
_ku3-babbar_ a-na id-na-a
szu-qu2-ul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 497. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359107) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359107..

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