RA 017, 172 (K 14428) + K 12038

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P349949

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P349949.

Transliteration

[...] = [mit]-lu#-[ku]
[...] = a-mat szu-ta#-bu#-[lu]
[...] = la-a-ma-tum
[...] = qa-a-lum
[...] = <(qa-a-lum)>
[...] = <(qa-a-lum)>
[...] = qu#-u2-lu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — RA 017, 172 (K 14428) + K 12038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P349949) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P349949..

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