Prag 672

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359268

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359268.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[a]-na im-di2-lim / qi2-bi-ma#
[um]-ma# a-bi-a-ma
ta#-asz2-pu-ra-am
[um]-ma a-ta-ma / 5(disz) szu-[ru-tum]
[x] _tug2#_ lu-bu-szu
[x] _tug2#_ ra-qa2-tum
[x x]-hi-nu / ba-at-qu2#-[tum]
[x x] sza#? sza? s,u2?-ba-x-[(x)]
[um]-ma# a-ta-ma / 1(u) 1(disz)? _tug2?_ x [x]
[x]-x-kam / su2-ba-ti2 1(u) 1(disz)? x
sza#? i-na ma-ah-ri-ka2
a-di2-nu / a-di2-ni / szi2-im-[szu-nu]
_la2#_ i-di2-nam
_ku3#-babbar_ / a-ma-ha-ar-[ma]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 672. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359268) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359268..

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