K 12379

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P399801

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399801.

Transliteration

[...] x x [...]
[... _gu2]-murgu#_-szu2 [...]
[... _gu2]-murgu_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...]
[...] _gu2#-murgu gub3_-szu2 [...]
[... _x]-ta_-szu2 sza2 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...]
[...] x _sa-sal-la_-szu2 [...]
[...] _kir4 gisz3_-szu2 lu _an-ta#_ [lu _ki-ta_ ...]
[...] _kir4# gisz3_-szu2 lu 1(u) 5(disz) lu [2(gesz2) 3(u) ...]
[...] _szir#_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...]
[...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — K 12379. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P399801) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P399801..

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