Prag 503

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359113

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359113.

Why it matters

Transliteration

a-[pu-tum i-na utu-szi]
t,up-pi2-ni ta-sza-me-u2
t,up-pa2-am szu-a-ti2
isz-ti2-ma t,up-pi2-im
sza dingir-ba-ni a-na
puzur4-a-szur3 di2-in
lu-ub-la2-ma t,up-pa2-am
sza ku-nu-ki-ni
a-wi-lum2 la2 u2-ka3-al

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 503. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359113) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359113..

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