KTT 111

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392746.

Transliteration

1(u) 7(disz) _a-gar3 sze_ s,u2#?-ru-u2
a-na ne-pa-ri
2(disz) _a-gar3 sze-gig#_
a-na _munu4_
_szunigin_ 1(u) 9(disz) _a-gar3 sze_
i-na _asz-gur gi-na_
_szu-ti-a_
suen-ri-s,u2-szu
_mu-DU_ a-bu-ka-il3 _engar#_
i-na _kislah_ sza _e2#_ da-gan
_iti_ ni-iq-mi-im
_u4 2(disz)-kam_
li-mu ni-me-er-suen

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 111. 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 (P392746) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392746..

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