Prag 829

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P359384

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359384.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
[i-na] _iti#-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2
[u2-s,a-ab2]
[i-la2]-li-ah-szu
[...] x e-la2-li
[...] x na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — Prag 829. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P359384) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P359384..

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