BAM 7, 024 y2

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P426476

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P426476.

Transliteration

[...] x gu2# [...]
[...] _tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _a-gesztin-[na_ ...]
[... _gi-gid2 du3_-usz _tug2-hi-a_ tu]-la-ba-asz2 ana _dur2_-szu2 _[gar_-an]
[...] _i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ [...]
[... tu-la-ba]-asz2 ana _dur2_-szu2 _[gar_-an]
[... x]-an# ur2#-ne2#-e# _sud2#_ [...]
_[gur2-gur2 ]li# gam-me bal#_ [...]
[... x]-s,a-a-ti _sze-gesz-i3 zu2-[lum-ma_ ...]
[... i3-udu ellag2] udu-nita2 hi-hi_ al-la#-[na ...]
x x x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 024 y2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P426476) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P426476..

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