Inscription
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Transliteration
Na'aman's transliteration of lines 3, 4, 5 and 11 is shown below:(3) AN.SAR béli u-tak-kil-an-ni-ma a-na KUR Ja- -di lu al-lik iname-ti-iq KASKAL II ja man-da-at-tu sa LU AL_MES_KUR…._amhur…. (4)_[…ina_da-na?-ni_sa_AN.SAR_EN-ja_na-gu-u_[sa_mHa-za-qi-j.html" ;"title="ina_da-n.html" ;"title="AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-n">AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-na?-ni sa AN.SAR EN-ja na-gu-u [sa mHa-za-qi-j">ina_da-n.html" ;"title="AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-n">AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-na?-ni sa AN.SAR EN-ja na-gu-u [sa mHa-za-qi-ja-a-u KUR Ja-u-da-a-a GIM [… (5) [… ] URU A-za-qa-a E tuk-la-te-su sa ina bi-ri [t mi-i] s-ri-ja u KUR Ja-u-di [… v (11) [URU GN URU] LUGAL-ti sa KUR Pi-lis-ta-a-a [sa] [m] [Ha]-[za-qi-j] a-a-u e-ki-mu u-dan-ni-nu-su-ma […Winckler suggested the text referred not to Judah but to "Yadiya" ( Sam'al)
External links
* ( Editio princeps) Nadav Na'amanReferences
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