AMT pl. 042 02

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P426164

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P426164.

Transliteration

[...] _kasz# nag_-ma _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_-hu _na bi dur2-gig u2 babbar szesz buluh_
[...] ra _illu buluh i3-gesz bara2-ga szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-hal _i3-udu uz_
[...] u _i3-udu gu4_ nap-szal-tu
[...] _na# bi# [dur2]-gig 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum 1/2(disz) sila3 nag2-ar3-ra gig-ba_
[... _szeg6]_-szal# tu-kas,3-s,a ta-sza2-hal _i3-gesz_ ana _igi szub_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak
[...] _ur2-nu-u 1(u) _gin2_ szib-bur-ra-tu4
[...] _hur-sag 1(u) gin2 za3-hi-li_
[...] _szu-mut-tu2 1(u) _gin2 mun_
[...] _gur2-gur2 1(u) gin2 gam-ma_
[...] x 1(u) _gin2_ szim [x x]
[...] x [x x x]
[...] u2# [...]
[...] u5#-ra#-[nu? ...]
[...] _hi-hi en2#?_ [...] _ti#?_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 042 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P426164) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P426164..

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