KTT 012

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392653

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392653.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) ma-sze3-ha a-na
1(disz) ku-di a-na
1(disz) i-di-in-u2-ga#-ar
1(disz) ia-sza-ri#-il
1(disz) pa-x-ta#?-ru#
1(disz) a-zi#-ku-um#
1(disz) na!?-ka#?-lu#-um#
1(disz) i-szu-ma-da#-ri#
1(disz) mu-tu#-ma2?-hi?-im#
1(u) ha-mi-du-um
mu-ta-an
a-ni-u2#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 012. 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 (P392653) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392653..

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