JANES 18, 48 24

~1974 BCE·Old Babylonian·P200685

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200685.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) udu al-sze6
inim-en-lil2-la2
[sza3] nibru
[mu]-kux(DU)
x uzu-sze3
[x] e2-gissu#?
[...]
[iti] apin-du8-a
[...] u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
[mu] i-din-da-gan lugal#-e lu2-mah []nin-isin2?-na mu-un-il2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — JANES 18, 48 24. 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 (P200685) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P200685..

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