CT 18, pl. 25, K 13585 +

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P346048

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346048.

Transliteration

[sak]-ki?#-ru# = [...]
[pe]-hu#-nu = MIN#<([...])>
[a]-bu-lu = ma-[la-hu]
[a]-u2 = MIN<(ma-[la-hu])>
[ka2-ur3]-ra-ku = e-[s,i-ru]
[alam]-gu-u2 = pur-[kul-lu]
[za]-dim2-mu = MIN<(pur-[kul-lu])>
kir#-dip-pu = x#-[...]
[mu]-na#-i-szu = x#-[...]
[ia?]-su-u2 = x#-[...]
[x]-x#-hu = x#-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CT 18, pl. 25, K 13585 +. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P346048) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346048..

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