CT 18, pl. 20, K 11409 +

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P346020

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346020.

Transliteration

pi!#-sa-an-nu = na#-[an-s,a-bu ...]
am-ru-um-mu = MIN<(na#-[an-s,a-bu])> sza2# ha#-[as,-bi]
[a]-lal-lu-u = MIN<(na#-[an-s,a-bu])> sza2 [...]
ki#-ir-ru = ha-ru#-[u]
[am]-ma-am-mu = MIN<(ha-ru#-[u])>
[am]-ru-um-mu = nam-ha#-[ru]
lam#-si-su = MIN<(nam-ha#-[ru])>
[ku]-ni-nu = pat-[tu-u]
[ma-ak]-kan-nu = qu#-[ul?-lu?]
[ka]-as,-s,u = el#-[...]
[x]-x#-bu = MIN<(el#-[...])>
[x]-x#-u = x#-[...]
[...]-u# = x#-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CT 18, pl. 20, K 11409 +. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P346020) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346020..

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