KTT 031

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P333849

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333849.

Transliteration

a-za-tum _e2_ an-nu-ni-timx(TIN)
1(disz) _udu_ za-am-ru-um
_e2_ da-gan-i3-li2
1(disz) _udu_ a-du2-ri2-u#-um
in tu-up-i3
1(disz) _udu_ za-am-ru#-um
a-am-a-di3-u-um
s,i2-tum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 031. 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 (P333849) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P333849..

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