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~1749 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

VS 18, 011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — VS 18, 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Samsu-iluna y1 — Samsu-iluna became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transli…

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~1711 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

BE 06/1, 072

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — BE 06/1, 072. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Abi-eshuh y1 — Abi-eshuh became king based on canonical year-name formula in the translite…

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~1683 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

PBS 08/2, 189

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 189. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ammi-ditana y1 — Ammi-ditana became king based on canonical year-name formula in the tran…

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~1683 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

VS 18, 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — VS 18, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ammi-ditana y1 — Ammi-ditana became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transli…

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