KTT 312

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392947.

Transliteration

2(ban2) 4(disz)# _sila3 ninda#-sag#_
n(ban2) _ninda us2 sag#_
[n(ban2)] n _sila3 ninda us2_
1(barig) 3(ban2) _ninda gu_ di-da-lim
[a-na _nig2]-gub#? lugal_

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 312. 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 (P392947) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392947..

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