KTT 321

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392956.

Transliteration

[n _a-gar3_] 6(asz) _gur#_ n(ban2)#? [_sze_]
_lu2#-lu2-mesz_ lu-ul-lu#-i
7(asz)#? _a-gar3_ 6(asz) _gur_ 1(ban2) 2(disz) _sila3_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 sze-ba_
u3 _sza3-gal_ sza _u4 1(u) 5(disz)#_
_[mu]-DU#!? 3(disz) lu2 engar_
1(u) 7(asz) _a-gar3_ 4(asz) _gur sze_
_szu#-ti#-a_ suen-ri-s,u2-szu
[_szunigin_] n _a-gar3 5(asz) gur_
4(ban2) 3(disz) _sila3_ 1(u) 5(disz) [_gin2_]
[...]-x-at-[]suen#?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — KTT 321. 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 (P392956) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392956..

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