RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib x1023, ex. 001

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P452192

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452192.

Transliteration

an-szar2 _ad dingir-mesz_ mu#?-[...]
rap-pu la-'i-it,# [...]
a-nu gesz-ru x [...]
la u2-nak-ka#-[ru ...]
e2-a er-szu2 _en?_ [...]
sza ina _a-gar3_ na-du-[u2 ...]
en-lil2 _en_ szur-bu-u a-sza2#-red# [...]
sin _dingir ku3 en aga_ mu-x-[...]
mu-szam-dil x [...]
utu _di-ku5_ s,i#?-i#?-ru#? x x x x [...]
iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e u3 _ki_-tim na#?-[din? ...]
a#-na _ug3-mesz_ x x [...]
[x] x [...] x x ina s,i-x [...]
[...] x x x? [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib x1023, 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 (P452192) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P452192..

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