Position in chronology
KTT 312
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392947.
Transliteration
2(ban2) 4(disz)# _sila3 ninda#-sag#_ n(ban2) _ninda us2 sag#_ [n(ban2)] n _sila3 ninda us2_ 1(barig) 3(ban2) _ninda gu_ di-da-lim [a-na _nig2]-gub#? lugal_
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 312. 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 (P392947) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392947..
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