KTT 010

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392651

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392651.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) i-lu-ku?-um
1(disz) hi-lu?-um
1(disz) i-s,i2-ra-a-a
1(disz) i#-s,i2-qa-ta-ar
1(disz) a#-ta-am-ru-um
1(disz) a#-hu-um
1(disz) x-bi#?-la#?-da-gan#
1(disz) i-dix(TAR)-im-li-im
1(disz) ma-na-bal#-ti4-il
[1(u)] a#-ab-du-a-na-ta
i-isz-<hu>

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 010. 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 (P392651) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392651..

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