RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453289.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[na3-nig2-du]-uri3# _lugal_ babila#[ za-nin]
[e2-sag-il2] e2#-zi-da _ibila# [sag-kal]_
[sza na3-a-uri3] _lugal#_ babila#[]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, Germany (P453289) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453289..

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