Position in chronology
KTT 034
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392671.
Transliteration
2(disz) _udu_ in s,a-ru-ur in u2-ri2-im 4(disz) _udu_ ka3-pi2-la2-ri2-im 2(disz) _udu e2_ hu-tu-timx(TIN) 1(disz) _udu e2_ um#?-ma-ma-ni-im#? 2(disz)# _udu_ i3-li2-u s,i2-tum
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — KTT 034. 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 (P392671) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392671..
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