KAJ 222

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282235.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) _udu-nita2_ utu-am-ra-an-ni
1(disz) sag-gi-lu
3(disz) ARAD2-iszkur a-lah2-hi-ni
1(disz) ARAD2?-sza? _szem_
_pap_-ma 6(disz) _udu-mesz_ a-na a-lah2-hi-ni
u3 _szem-mesz_
ta-ad-nu
a-na la ma-sza-e sza-at,-ru

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 222. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P282235) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282235..

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