Position in chronology
CT 18, pl. 26, K 10014
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346051.
Transliteration
up-sza2#-szu#-[u] = [...] sak-ku-[u] = [...] kisz-szu# = [...] kisz-szu = [...] nu-usz qaq-qa-di = [...] ka-ma-mu = [...] ka-ma-mu = [...] ne-'-u = [...] ne-'-u = [...] ap-pu-ut-tu = [...] ap-pu-ut-tu# = [...] a-nu-um-mu = [...] hu#-ut-en-zu-[u] = [...] [hu]-ut#-en-zu#-[u] = [...] [nar3]-qu#-[u] = [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CT 18, pl. 26, K 10014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: British Museum, London, UK (P346051) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P346051..
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