KAJ 221

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282234.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz)# _udu-nita2_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 4(disz)-_kam2_ ki-i
_szu#!_ nin-urta-tukul-a-szur
iszkur-ti-la za#-ma#-ru
ma-hi-ir ki-i szam-ma il-ti#-u2-ni
1(disz) _udu_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 4(disz)-_kam2_-ma a-na _e2_ iszkur-en-pap
1(disz) _udu-masz2_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 5(disz)-_kam2_ a-na tak2-pir2-ti
1(disz) _udu-nita2_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 4(disz)-_kam2_ a-na ne2-sze
1(disz) _udu-nita2_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 1(disz)-_kam2_ a-na ne2-sze#
_pap_ 6(disz) _udu-mesz_
a-na la ma-sze sza-t,i2-ir#
mu-ut-ta ul-ta-ki-il#
qar-<ra>-tu _u4_ 1(u) 5(disz)-_kam2_
li#-mu 3(u)-sze-ia

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 221. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P282234) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282234..

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