TBP 37

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P397084

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P397084.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_DISZ_ [...]
_DISZ_ [...]
_DISZ_ [...]
_DISZ_ ina x [...]
_DISZ_ i-ba-ru ina _unu zag gar_ mim-mu-su
_DISZ_ ina _gub3 gar_ mim-mu-su [...]
_DISZ_ ina _te zag gar_ mim-mu-su [...]
_DISZ_ ina _gub3 gar_ mim-mu#-[su ...]
_DISZ_ ina kir-ri _zag gar_ mim-[mu-su ...]
_DISZ_ ina _gub3_ [...]
_DISZ_ ina a-bi _zag#_ [...]
_DISZ_ ina _gub3#_ [...]
_DISZ_ ina _an#-[ta_ ...]
[...] ina [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — TBP 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P397084) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P397084..

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