Prag 619

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359220

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359220.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_
ma-si2-am
i-ku-pi2-a
a-na en-na-su2-en6
i-da-ma
a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
a-na qa2-ti2-a
na-da-im
u2-ba-al
_uruda_ i-a-um

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 619. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359220) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359220..

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