CT 18, pl. 21, K 11191 +

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P346025

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346025.

Transliteration

as,#-[s,e?-er?] = [...]
[me?]-hu#-u = sza2-a-ru
[sze]-er-ru = sza2-a-ru
[sza2]-par2#-ziq-qu = sza2-a-ru
ziq#-ziq-qu = sza2-a-[ru]
im#-hul-lu = sza2-a#-[ru]
im-hul-lu = MIN<(sza2-a#-[ru])> [...]
im#-hul-lu = [...]
ziq#-ziq-[qu] = [...]
IM#-SUH3#-[u?] = [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CT 18, pl. 21, K 11191 +. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P346025) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346025..

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