1881-02-04, 0409

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P452335

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452335.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[... _murub4]-ba#? sar#?_-[ma ...]
[... _igi_]-ma# ana _lugal ki#-[szar2-ra_ ...]
[...] lu# [...]
[...] _an-mi gar szeg3#-mesz#_ [...]
[... _u4 1(u) 6(disz)]-kam2 an-mi gar lugal_ [...]
[...] _u4 2(u)#-kam2 an-mi gar szub lugal#_ [...]
[...] _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam2 an-mi gar_ a-szib [...]
[...] gan _u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam2 an-mi_ [...]
[...] ina# _en-nun murub4-ba sar#_-[ma ...]
[...] x x x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1881-02-04, 0409. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P452335) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452335..

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