Prag 776

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359346

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359346.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
2(u) la2 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e
4(disz) _tug2_ a-bar!-ni-u2
2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-an
u3? [2(disz) _tug2_ sza x x]
sza e-na-[nim?]
1(disz) _tug2_ sza i-na-a
4(disz) _tug2_ sa3-ap2-ti2-nu
i-ba-szi2-u2
mi3-ma a-nim
_e2_ a-szur-ma-lik
i-ba#?-[szi2]-u2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 776. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359346) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359346..

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