KTT 179

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392814.

Transliteration

1(disz) tu-ub-qi2-ia
1(disz) qa-ra-du-um
1(disz) bu-ur-ra-ma-an
1(disz) hi-il-li-ia
_4(disz) lu2_ t,e4-i-nu _zi-ga_
_iti_ a-bi-im
_u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
_mu_ zi-ik-ri-li-im a-na tu-ut-tu-ul i-ru-bu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 179. 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 (P392814) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392814..

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