Position in chronology
KTT 336
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392971.
Transliteration
[i-na _u4 4(disz)?-kam n sila3 ninda] n sila3_ bi-la-tim [a-na] _dumu-mesz?-lah5_ [i-na] _u4 5(disz)-kam 1(disz) sila3 ninda-sze 2(disz) sila3 kasz#-us2_ a-na ma-ar szi-ip-ri-im#?-ma _igi lugal_
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 336. 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 (P392971) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392971..
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