KAJ 265

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282277.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) _udu-nita2-mesz_
na-mur-tu
sza ARAD2-ku-be
ha-zi-a-ni
a-na masz-tukul-asz+szur#
u2-qar-ri-bu-ni#
a-na utu-nu-ri
_nu-kiri6_
pa-aq-du
a-na la ma-sza-e
sza-t,i2-ir
s,ip-pu _u4_ 1(u) 6(disz)-_kam2_
li-mu 3(u)-sze-ia

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 265. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P282277) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282277..

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