KTT 022

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392663

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392663.

Transliteration

1(asz) _gur!_ bi-za-tum#
1(disz) pa2-an bi-la2-zu-[(x)]
4(ban2) ta2#!-nu-a
2(ban2) ta2#!-ab-ni-esz18-dar#
2(ban2) sin-ha!-ar-da!-zu
4(ban2) bi-zi-na-<an?>
1(asz) _gur_ la2-ri2-im-a-'a3-ad!
4(ban2) a-PI-tum
1(disz) pa2-an sa2!?-bi!?-a-tum
3(ban2) la#?-asz?-a-na
bi-za-tum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 022. 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 (P392663) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392663..

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