KTT 004

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392645

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392645.

Transliteration

isz-ku-ra-an 5(disz) _ugula_
_ugula_ 5(disz) a-wi-iszkur
_ugula_ 5(disz) a-da-an
_ugula_ 5(disz) me-ri2-me-il3
_ugula_ 5(disz) la2-a-zu-ri2-AN
_ugula_ 5(disz) a-si-it#-a-ha-u
_ugula_ 5(disz) mu-ta2#-an
_ugula_ 5(disz) ga-x-x-AN
_ugula_ 5(disz) [x]-x-da-gan
_ugula_ 5(disz) 'a3-ri2#?-im-'a3-da-ga#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 004. 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 (P392645) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392645..

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