KTT 009

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392650

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392650.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) hu?-ba?-nu-um
1(disz) la-ku-ni-lu
1(disz) a-li-be2-lu
1(disz) ma#-li-ku-um
1(disz) ni#-ih-ma-nu
1(disz) ia-s,i2-u2
1(disz) am#-na-nu-um
1(disz) i-x-x-a-na-um
1(disz) hi-nu-[(x)]-um#?
1(u) mi-na-a-na
() i-isz-hu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 009. 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 (P392650) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392650..

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