BAM 2, 118

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P285217

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P285217.

Transliteration

[...] x _an-zah-ge6 min min_
[...] _u5#-gar-ib min min_
[...] _szesz min min_
[...] szesz sze-li babbar a-gesztin-na disz_-nisz
[...] tusz#-bat ina szen-tur szeg6_-szal _u4_-ma _szeg6-ga2_
[...] _buluh i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub_ ana _gisz3_-szu2 _dub_-ak
[...] ur2-ni-i ina _i3_ hal-s,a ana _gisz3_-szu2 _dub_
[...] _sud2 min min_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 2, 118. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P285217) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P285217..

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