KTT 135

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392770.

Transliteration

5(asz) _a-gar3 sze_
_sza3-gal_ 2(u) _gu4 hi-a 1(ban2)-am3_
_engar_ a-bu-ka-il3
5(asz) _a-gar3 sze_
2(u) _gu4 hi-a 1(ban2)-am3_
_engar_ mu-ut-ra-me-em
5(asz) _a-gar3 sze_
[2(u)] _gu4 hi-a 1(ban2)-am3_
_engar_ a-bi-an-dulx(SAG)-li2#
_szunigin_ 1(u) 5(asz) _a-gar3 sze_
_sza3-gal_ 1(disz) szu-szi _gu4 hi-a 1(ban2)-am3_
_nig2-szu lu2 engar_
_iti_ na-ab-ri-im
_u4 3(u)-kam_
li-mu iszkur-ba-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 135. 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 (P392770) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392770..

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