KTT 080

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392715.

Transliteration

n _sila3 i3-[gesz]_
a#-na i-sza-at# [nu-ri]
n _sila3_ 4(disz) _gin2# [i3]-gesz#_
[a]-na# 3(disz)# _lu2#_ su2-ku-ku-tim
[_giri3?] nanna-<gal>-zu_
[n _sila3] i3-gesz_
[_lu2_ ha]-asz#?-szu-u2
[n _sila3] i3-gesz_
[_lu2_] ka#-ar-ka-mi-is3
[n(ban2)] n _sila3_ 5(disz) _gin2 i3-gesz_
[i]-na# _disz-sila3 utu_
_zi#-ga_
[_iti_] ni#-iq-mi-im
[_u4] 9(disz)-kam_
[li]-mu ri-ig-ma#-[nu]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 080. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria (P392715) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392715..

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