KTT 024

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392665

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392665.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 3(ban2) 'a3-ri2?-[im]-'a3-da-ga#?
4(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 3(ban2) a-mu-ta2-nu-a
4(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 3(ban2) i-ba-na#
4(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 3(ban2) i3-lu-ma-il3
4(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 3(ban2) a-ri2-im-la-iszkur
[n(asz)] 1(barig) _gur_ mu#-ta2-an
[n(asz) n(barig)] _gur#_ bi#-ru-um
1(asz) _a-gar3_ me-ri2#-me-il3
1(asz) _a-gar3_ ma-si#?-'a3-an
1(asz) _a-gar3_ 5(asz) 1(barig) _gur_ 2(ban2) a-mu-ra-pi2-i
2(asz) _a-gar3_ ab-du2-da-gan
6(asz) _a-gar3_ 6(asz) 1(barig) _gur#_ ha#-lu-ra-pi2#-[i]
6(asz)# _a-gar3_ 6(asz) 1(barig) _gur#_ 'a3-ri2#-im-'a3-da#-[x]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 024. 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 (P392665) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392665..

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