Prag 815

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359372

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359372.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) _ma-na an-na_
du10-s,i2-li-a-szur
u2-pi3-qam2
_sza3-ba_ 2(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz)
_ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_
_an-na_ i-di2-na-am
lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _uruda_
lu ni-ga-li
i-si2-ma a-na
_an-na_ u2-ta-er-ma
a-na s,e2-er
sza qa2-ti2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 815. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359372) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359372..

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