TS 103

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P393890

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P393890.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_ki bi#? [...]
4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar_ ma-s,a]-ar#-ti-szu
le-qu2-ma li-ib-ba-szu
t,a-a-ab
[_igi_] i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am# x
_igi_ utu-tu-ra-am _dumu_ suen-APIN
_igi_ suen-APIN _dumu_ i3-li2-gim-li
_igi#_ lu2-en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it#-[isz8]-tar2#
_igi_ a-wi-il-utu _dumu_ il3-szu-[ba]-ni
_kiszib lu2_-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — TS 103. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P393890) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P393890..

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