KTT 005

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392646

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392646.

Transliteration

1(disz) i-ba-la-hu-um
1(disz) a-PI-lu-ma
1(disz) ia-ta-ni-il
1(disz) bu-na-ha a-na
1(disz) ia-wi-il
1(disz) ia-ar-hi-el
1(disz) i-sza-ba a-na
1(disz) zu-ab?-ba-na-a-na
1(disz) ku?-ru-ta-an
1(u) ba-du-dix(TAR)-el
e-la-an

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 005. 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 (P392646) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392646..

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