KTT 032

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392669

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392669.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n a?]-tu#-du2 i-tar2#?-ba-al
2(disz) _udu_ x-x-da#-an
2(disz)# _udu_ i3-ma-ra-u#-um
2(disz) _udu_ a-ga-a#
1(disz) [_udu_] ah#-tak2-pi2-il3
[n _udu_ x]-AN-ga-an#
1(disz) _udu_ bu#-[(x)]-x-[(x)]-NI#?
1(disz)# _udu_ ar-za-x-ha#-lu
1(disz)# _udu_ u-ur-sza18-i3-u
1(disz)# _udu_ a-ab-ri2-u
1(disz) _udu_ za-al-pa2-i3#-tum
s,i2#-tum#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 032. 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 (P392669) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392669..

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