RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 07

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P518478.

Why it matters

Transliteration

nergal-lugal-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal_ babila2#[ x]
mu-ud-di-isz e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-[x x]
e-pi2-isz da-am-qa2#-[x x]
sza a-na e-pe-szu _lugal_-u2-ti-szu [...]
_dingir gal-gal_ isz-ku-nu mi-[...]
[x] _amar#-utu_ a-sza-re-du _dingir-dingir_ mu-szi#-[...]
[x x] ki#-isz-szu-ti _ma-da-ma-da#_ [...]
[...]-e2#-u2-ti s,a-al#-[...]
[...] ki-i-nim [...]
[...]-ri# ni#-[...]
[...]-ga#-pu2#-ru# [...]
[...]-um#-isz#-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: CDLI (P518478) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P518478..

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