AMT pl. 034 06

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P396587

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P396587.

Transliteration

[...] x _naga si in-ri pesz10-id2_ [...]
[... _]gamun#? i3-hul i3 ku6 disz_-nisz _hi-hi_-ma# [...]
[...] x-ta 7(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu-ma# [...]
[... _sag]-hul-ha-za ugu na al-szub_ x [...]
[...] x _i3-gesz hi-hi sag-du_-su x [...]
[...] x ud _nig2-dara2-szu-lal2_ ina _izi_ x [...]
[...] _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz hi#-[hi_ ...]
[...] mu-s,a ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ [...]
[...] _i3 hi-hi szesz2_-su ina _kasz nag#_ [...]
[...] _szinig# sud2_ ina _i3 hi-hi_ [...]
[...] _li#_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 034 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P396587) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P396587..

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