RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P396017

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P396017.

Transliteration

a-na an#-szar2 _lugal_ kisz-szat _dingir-mesz_ ba-nu-u ram-ni-szu2 _ad dingir-mesz# gal#-mesz#_
sza ina _zu-ab_ isz-mu-hu gat-tu-usz _lugal an_-e u _ki_-tim#
_en dingir-mesz_ ka-la-ma sza2-pi-ik i2-gi3-gi3 u a-nun-na-ki#
pa-ti-iq er-mi a-nim u ki-gal-li e-pisz kul-lat da-ad2-me
a-szib bu-ru-mu _ku3-mesz en-lil2 dingir-mesz_ mu-szim _nam-mesz_
a-szib e2-szar2-ra sza2 qe2-reb bal-til _en gal_-i _en_-szu2 [sin-pap-mesz]-su
_man kur_ asz-szur e-pisz s,a-lam an-szar2 u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a#-[na _ti-la_-szu2?]
_gid2-da u4-mesz_-szu2 _dug3_-ub lib3-bi-szu2 _gin bala#_-[szu2 ...]
_li-li-iz3 zabar husz-a_ pi-ti#-[iq ...]
sza2 ina szi-pir szi-ka-gu e-rim _kusz#?_ [...]
nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz-ma a-na sa-[la-mi-szu2 ...]
u3 nu-uh lib3-bi-szu2# x x [...]
_u4 5(disz)-kam2 u4 7(disz)-kam2_ x [...]
u3 i-sin#-ni# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, 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 (P396017) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P396017..

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