KTT 281

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392916.

Transliteration

2(disz) _lu2_ 5(disz) _tur_ 1(disz) _munus#_ ha-zi-bu
2(disz) _tur_ i-din-an-nu#?
1(disz) _tur_ ia-ku-un-li#-im#
1(disz) _lu2_ hi-ni-iax(PI)#
1(disz) a-ha-am-ar-szi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 281. 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 (P392916) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392916..

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