KTT 028

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P333848

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333848.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) _udu#_ a-lu-um
in ki-ri2-i-im
1(disz) _udu_ sza18 a-bu-li2-im
in _e2_ da-gan
2(disz) _udu_ za-am-ra-tum
u2 za-am-ru-um
_e2_ a-nu-ni#-timx(TIN)#
sza18 a-hu-na
s,i2-tum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 028. 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 (P333848) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333848..

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