Prag 785

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359354

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359354.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n _ma-na uruda_] u2
ni-is-ha-su2 3(disz) _ma-na_
_uruda_ u2 ni-is-ha-su2
a-na ma-ha-ti2-a
3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
en-num-esz18-dar
1(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sza-e
a-ni-qi2-szu a-di2-in
mi3-ma a-ni-im
a-na da-da-a
_dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni
[a]-di2#-in _igi#_ puzur4-esz18-dar
[_dumu_ a-szur]-ma#-lik
[_igi_ x] _dumu#_ su2-e-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 785. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359354) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359354..

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