KAJ 278

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282290.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(u) 9(disz) _udu-nita2-mesz_
na-mur-tu
sza a-szur-en-pap
_agrig_ sza2 asz+szur-szum2!
a-na nin-urta-tukul-asz+szur
u2-qar-ri-bu-u2-ni
a-na utu-nu-ri
_nu-kiri6_
pa-aq-du
a-na la# ma-sza-e
sza-t,i2#-ir
kal-mar#-tu#
_u4_ 8(disz)-_kam2_ li#-mu
3(u)-sze-ia

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 278. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P282290) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P282290..

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