JANES 18, 45 10

~1984 BCE·Old Babylonian·P200675

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200675.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(disz) sila3 ninda AB#
szuku x x x-ne
iti NE-[NE]-gar# u4 1(u) 1(disz) [...]
[...]
szu [...]
mu szu-i3-li2-szu lugal-e bad3 ri-im-esz18-dar mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JANES 18, 45 10. 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 (P200675) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200675..

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