ZA 004, 159 9

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P274543

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P274543.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] = MIN<(%n et,lum)>
[...] = ha-'-[ru?]
[...]-x# = ha-sza2-[szu?]
[...]-x# = kal-la-[tu?]
[...]-x# = MIN<(kal-la-[tu?])>
[ab]-du?# = ar-du
[...] = MIN<(ar-du)>
[...] = MIN<(ar-du)>
[...]-tum?# = am-tu#
[...]-ru# = ar-du am-tu?#
[...] = ni-[szu?]
[...] = MIN<(ni-[szu?])>

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — ZA 004, 159 9. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P274543) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P274543..

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