JANES 18, 49 27

~1974 BCE·Old Babylonian·P200688

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200688.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) udu-nita2
sa2-du11
en-lil2
u3 nin-lil2
sza3 nibru
mu-[kux(DU)]
e2#-uzu#-sze3#
kiszib3 sza3-tam-e-ne
u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam#
iti ab-e3
mu# i-din-da-gan lugal-e szu-nir-gal nin-isin2-na mu-na-dim2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JANES 18, 49 27. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Iddin-Dagan y1 — Iddin-Dagan became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P200688) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200688..

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