Position in chronology
KTT 094
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392729.
Transliteration
4(ban2) _dabin_ s,i2-di-it ia-ta-asz2-ri-im u3 nu-uh-mi-iszkur 2(disz) _lu2_ sza _lugal_ sza t,up-pa-tim a-na s,e-[er] ia-szu-ub-dingir ub-lu-nim _iti dumu-zi_ _u4 7(disz)-kam_ li-mu a-wi-li-ia
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 094. 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 (P392729) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392729..
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