Position in chronology
BAM 7, 002 b3
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P402034.
Transliteration
[...] x isz-tu im [...] [...] _a sud2_ ina _i3-gesz ra#_ [...] [... x]-ga ina _mud zabar_ [...] [... x]-tu4# _sud2_ ina _kasz#_ [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: British Museum, London, UK (P402034) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P402034..
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