KTT 040

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392676

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392676.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n _udu_] i3-li2-u-um#
[n _udu_] ra-x-um#
[n _udu_] ar#?-x-x
[n _udu_] x-[...]
[n _udu_] a-hu-x-[(x)]
1(disz) _udu#_ mi3-il3-ki#-[li-il3]
i3-ir-bu#-um#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 040. 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 (P392676) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392676..

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