RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P394646.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x x [...]
ih#-su#-us#-ma# szu#-[...]
sza2# a#-mu#-ru# u3# _un#-mesz#_ [x]-ta#-am#-ma#-ru#-[x]
a#-na _ugu#_ te#-me#-en#-[x] e2#-babbar#-ra# la#-bi#-ri# szu#-[x x]
e2#-babbar#-ra# a#-na# asz2#-ri#-szu2# tur#-ru# szu#-bat# t,u#-ub# [...]
u2#-ma-'e-er-an-ni ia#-a#-szi# na#-ah#-lap#-tu4 ziq#-[x x]
e#-li#-tum ap-pa-lis-ma u2#-szad#-kam#-ma# _erim#-hi#-a#_-ia# [...]
[x x]-tu4# ziq#-qur#-rat# szu#-a#-tim# 1(u)-5(disz)# _2(disz)#-3(u)#_ pa#-ni# [x x]
[...]-babbar#-ra# a#-di# si#-hir#-ti#-[...]
[...]-pi2# _lugal#_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P394646) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P394646..

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