K 11320

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P399226

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399226.

Transliteration

[...] x x [...]
[...] x di _a2_ [...]
[... x]-su u2-sza2-zaq-szu2 [...]
[...] _gar_ x-il _dingir_ u _lamma#_ [...]
[... x]-ma#? _gar_ lu _dumu_-szu2 lu _dumu-munus_-su#
[...] x _bar_-ma _gar_ mu-kil ku-tal2-[li-szu2 ...]
[... x]-szu2#? ina _za3-gar_ ina _garza_ szu [...]
[...] x _gar_ i-lik-szu2 i-sza2-an-ni [...]
[...] x 1(u) 5(disz) _gar_ bi-szit _gesztu_-szu2 [...]
[...] _gar_ bi-szit _gesztu_-szu2 [...]
[...] isz8#-tar2 li kid te#? [...]
[...] x x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — K 11320. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P399226) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399226..

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