KTT 030

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P333851

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333851.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) _udu iti_ da-gan
1(disz) _udu dam-munus_
ab-du2-da-gan
[n(disz)] _udu_ ab-da-an
[n(disz)] _udu_ hu-tu-tum
[n(disz)] _udu#_ ra-pi2-qa-u#
[n(disz)] _udu_ a-bu-la-u2
2(disz) _udu_ za-am-ra-ta2-an
a-am-a-di3-u
s,i2-tum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 030. 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 (P333851) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333851..

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