KTT 301

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392936.

Transliteration

4(disz) _sila3_ ti-is-pa-tum
4(disz) _sila3 ARAD2-inanna_
4(disz) _sila3_ sa-ma-ra-an
4(disz) _sila3_ bu-ni-ia
4(disz) _sila3_ bu-ri-ia
4(disz)# _sila3_ za-an-nu-um
[4(disz)] _sila3#_ ta-ah-he-en
[4(disz)] _sila3#_ a-dal-szu-nu-uh#?
[4(disz) _sila3_] zi#-na#-[gi]
[4(disz)] _sila3_ ne-ni-ip-[szi-me]-gi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 301. 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 (P392936) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392936..

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