KTT 025

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P392666

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392666.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) _gu4 e2_ na-'a3#-ri2#-im
1(disz) _gu4_ e2-a
1(disz) _gu4_ in ki-ri2-im#
2(disz) _gu4 iti_ da-gan#
2(disz) _gu4_ a-du2#-li#-im
1(disz) _gu4_ in a-ki-NI-a-ba
1(disz) _gu4_ al-pa2-an
1(disz) _gu4_ sa2-pi2-ru-um
2(disz) _gu4_ ma-al-kum
2(disz) _gu4_ a-ia3-la2 <<ma>>
1(disz)# _gu4#_ ba-qu2-um
1(disz) _gu4_ i3-li2-u
2(disz) _gu4_ ka3-pi2-iszkur
1(disz) _gu4_ i-din-il3#
1(u) la2 1(disz) _gu4_ ab-du2-be-la2-timx(TIN)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 025. 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 (P392666) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392666..

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