Position in chronology
OIP 079, 04
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332993.
Why it matters
Transliteration
a-na _u_-mu-szab-szi _arad-dingir-mesz_-ni _ak-kar_-ni u3 a-lik ur-ki sza a-szur-i-din qi2-bi-ma um#-ma 3(u)-u2-_ti-la_ [i]-na# _u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ [a]-na tu-ar _dingir_ lugal#? it-ta-s,a [i?-na?] _u4 2(u)-kam_ [lu] t,a3-ab la-a ta-na-ak-[ku]-da# _u 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — OIP 079, 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P332993) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332993..
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