KTT 320

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392955.

Transliteration

2(disz) _sila3 zi3-gu_
1/2(disz)!? _sila3_ pa-pa-su2 _zi3#-gu#_
_szu-ti-a_ sa-am-si#-za-re-[e]
2(disz) _sila3 zi3-gu#_
_szu-ti-a_
1(disz) x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 320. 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 (P392955) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392955..

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