KTT 300

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392935.

Transliteration

1(asz) _gur_ 2(ban2) ha-ab-du-[...]
_nig2-szu_ lu#-mu#-un-tum?
4(ban2) a-hu?-dingir
4(ban2) x x x
1(barig) 2(ban2) ia#-am-na#-nu
1(barig) 2(ban2) ia#-szu-ub#-el
1(disz) pa2-an bur-qa-an
1(disz) pa2-an ma-ma-ne2-ri
n(ban2)# [...]
n(ban2)# [...]
n(ban2)# [...]
_nig2-szu_ ba-di#-ia-an
1(disz) pa2-an a-hu#-ia-ha-ad#
_nig2-szu_ za#-ku#-ra#-ha#-am-mu#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 300. 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 (P392935) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392935..

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