KTT 330

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392965.

Transliteration

5(ban2) [...]
1(barig)? 4(ban2) [...]
1(barig)#? 4(ban2)# x [...]
_sa2-du11!(SAG)_ ia-si-im-[...]
sza _u4 1(u)-kam_ [x?]
1(asz) _gur_ 4(ban2) _nig2-ar3-ra_ x [...]
6(asz)# _gur nig2-ar3-ra_ [x?]
_szunigin#?_ n [_gur_ ...]
_sa2#-du11(SAG)!# lu2-mesz#_ [...]
[...] x x x [...]
[...] i-ru-bu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 330. 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 (P392965) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392965..

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