BAM 1, 037

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281808.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] x x [...]
[...] x hi-im _ka_-szu la x [...]
[...] tu _szub_ x it ana _ti_ [...]
[...] na-te ina _kasz-sag_ ina mu-sza [...]
[...] tusz#-bat ina _a2-gu2-zi-ga_ ba-lu [...]
[...] _en2 kar? du3-mesz_-ma
[...] x ra-ta _szesz na4_ ga-bi [...]
[...] ina _gesztin du10-ga_ na-lu x [...]
[...] te ina _i3_ ina _kusz_ u _kasz-sag hi-hi_ [...]
[...] szu-tu2-ma _u2-mesz_ x
[...] ma _du10-ga_ [...]
[...] _szim_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P281808) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281808..

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