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ABL 0246
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ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P334181.
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Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — ABL 0246. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Image: British Museum, London, UK (P334181) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P334181..
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