AMT pl. 030 12

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P451890

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P451890.

Transliteration

[...] x i-sza2-hu-ha
[...] ina# _ugu dur2#_-szu2
[...] _hi-hi nu_ pa-tan _nag_
x [...]
_DISZ na na4# gig_ ana _ti_-szu# [...]
1(disz) _szu u2-nig2-bur3-bur3 1(disz) szu na4#_ [...]
1(disz) _szu szuba a2-zi-da#_ [...]
1(disz) _szu_ mu-s,a sza2 _igi na4_ [...]
1(disz) _szu gesz-nu11-gal_ 1(disz)# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 030 12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P451890) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P451890..

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