RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 08

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P518479.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[]nergal#-lugal-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal_ babila2# [x]
[x x]-di-isz e2-sag-il2 u3 [...]
it-ti [...]
ki-ma si3-ma-a-[...]
u2-usz-zi-iz [...]
_bara2_ szi-ma-a-ti sza qe2-re-[...]
sza i-na za-am-mu-uk-ku re-e-sza [...]
i-na i-si3-in-ni a-ki-ti ta-be-e en-lil2 _dingir#-[...]_
na-bi-um _ibila_ ki-nim i-sza-ad-di-hu a-[...] szu-an-na [x]
_u4 5(disz)-kam2 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam2_ i-na a-la-ku u3 ta-a-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: CDLI (P518479) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P518479..

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