Position in chronology
AMT pl. 069 04
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424828.
Transliteration
x [...] x [...] _DISZ na_ x [...] _kur-[ra_ ...] sza ina x [...] _DISZ kimin_ ina _a_ x [x x x] x [...] _kur-ra naga si sud2_ x x x [...] _DISZ kimin szu-min_-szu2 _giri3-min_-szu2 _mu2-mu2_-hu x [...] [x x x] _babbar#? tun3? igi-min_-szu2 _sa5 sig7 babbar tun3?_ [...] [...] x _sud2_ x [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 069 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: British Museum, London, UK (P424828) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424828..
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