AMT pl. 084 05

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P399241

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399241.

Transliteration

[...] x x x [x x x] u2# [...]
[... _]li#? x [x] x x [...]
[... ]si#-hu ar-ga-nu [ba-ri-ra-tu2? ...]
[...] _in6-usz2 geszimmar-tur gi szul#-[hi_ ...]
[...] x _gig gaz ki zi3_ [...]
[...] x tara-bak [...]
[...] x _tag-min_-szu2 _na bi_ masz-ka#-[du? ...]
[...] _ku6 gur2-gur2_ x [...]
[...] x 9(disz) _u2-hi-a_ [...]
[...] x x _sud2_ x [...]
[...] x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 084 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P399241) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399241..

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