PBS 08/2, 189

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P257655.

Why it matters

Transliteration

_7(disz) gu4 hi-a_
sza _1(disz) gu4-apin_
a-na li-bur-be-li2
u3 be-li2-lu-da-ri
pa-aq-du
_iti bara2-za3-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_
_mu am-mi-di-ta-na lugal-e sipa ni2-tuku sze-ga utu marduk-bi-da_

Scholarly note

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 transliteration.

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P257655) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P257655..

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