KTT 014

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392655

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392655.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) i#-s,i2#-ra#-ha#-a
1(disz) i#-qa#-ni#-il#
1(disz) a-hi#?-ru-um
1(disz) i-si-it-na a-na
1(disz) s,il2-la a-na
1(disz) ap#?-pa#?-a-na
1(disz) mu-tu-ra-me-em
1(disz) a-bu-um-ha-lu-um
1(disz) bi-zu-um
1(u) ma-da-ra a-na
mu#-ta-an
a-ni#-u2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 014. 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 (P392655) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392655..

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