JANES 18, 44 08

~1984 BCE·Old Babylonian·P200673

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200673.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda dabin
nig2-ezem-ma iti gu4-si-su
ki a2-zi-da gal2-la
iti NE-NE-gar szum2-mu-dam
iti gu4-si-su
mu szu-i3-li2-szu lugal
a2-zi-da
dumu ur-nigar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JANES 18, 44 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-iliszu y1 — Šu-iliszu became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P200673) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200673..

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