RIMB 2.06.32.x2003, ex. 005

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P428535

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428535.

Transliteration

nanna lugal an ki-a
zi nam-ti-la-sze3
an-szar2-du3-ibila-ke4
lugal-lugal-e-ne lugal#-a#-ni
sin-din-su-iq-bi
szagina uri2-ma
eridu-ga-ke4
u2-a e2-gesz-nu11-gal
esz3 abzu zalag2-ga-ke4
e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2
e2 ki ag2#-ga2-a#-ni#
gibil#-[x] mu#-un#-na#-du3#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — RIMB 2.06.32.x2003, ex. 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P428535) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P428535..

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