BAM 1, 005

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281807.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x _sag_-su# x [...]
[... _sag]-ki#_-su _szu-du8-a_ x x [x x]
[... x]-su# ana _sag-du_-szu2 _nu_ ta#-[x x]
[... x]-pi# _egir_-szu2 _numun gada_ ta-sak3-[ma]
[mal2]-ma#-lisz _i3#-gesz#_ eri-a-na [...]
[...] _szu# nu u2 sze-sa nita kur-[ra?]_
[...] sa#? [x] x x x [...]
[...] _erin#?_ [...]
[...] _i3#-gesz# erin#? hi-hi szesz2#?_
[...] _sza3_-szu2 _szub_-di _szesz2#?_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P281807) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281807..

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