KAJ 255

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282267.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(u) 4(disz) _udu-mesz_
sza 1(disz) ARAD-ku-be
sza ku-ri-il-ti-e
sza i-na s,a-bat _nig2-ka9-mesz_
i-na _ugu_ 1(disz) ha-bal-la-ni
sza ku-ri-il-ti-e
isz-sza-ak-nu-u2-ni
a-na la ma-sza-e
sza-t,i-ir
i-na _iti_ hi-bur _u4 4(disz)-kam2_
li-me 1(disz) sir-ni-qi
_nig2-ka9-mesz_ s,a-ab-tu
_iti_ hi-bur _u4 4(disz)-kam2_
li-mu 1(disz) sir-ni-qu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 255. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P282267) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282267..

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