RIMB 2.06.32.20, ex. 001

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P236998

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236998.

Transliteration

[szi]-pir#? szu#-a#-ti in#-na#-[hu ...]
en-qu-u2-tu szi-ta-al# [...]
_e2#_ 1(u)-5(disz)# ki-i si-ma#-[ti-szu? ...]
i-szem#-me _mu-sar_-u2#?-[a ...]
it-ti _mu-sar#_-e-ka szu#-[kun ...]
it-ti _mu_-szu2 la i-szat,-t,a-ru# [...]
la# i#-szak#-ka#-nu# qi2#?-bit#? x [...]
inanna a-ga-de3# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — RIMB 2.06.32.20, ex. 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P236998) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P236998..

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