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~1749 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Fs Lenoble 165, no. 23

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 165, no. 23. 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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1749 BCE

·Old Babylonian

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PBS 08/2, 148

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 148. 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 tran…

Economy

~1749 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

PBS 08/2, 184

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 184. 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 tran…

Economy

~1749 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

SA 192

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — SA 192. 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 translitera…

Economy

~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…

Economy

~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…

Fs Lenoble 165, no. 23

PBS 08/2, 148

PBS 08/2, 184

SA 192

BE 06/1, 072

PBS 08/2, 189

BE 01/1, 034

BE 01/1, 035

BE 01/1, 039

BE 01/1, 055

BM 137414

CBS 11778

CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086

CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019

CDLI Literary 000646, ex. 001

CDLI Seals 001335 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001350 (physical)

CDLI Seals 001364 (physical)

CDLI Seals 012647 (physical)

CUSAS 17, 062

CUSAS 43, 34

EA 340

EA 341

EA 342

EA 343

EA 344

EA 345

EA 346

EA 347

EA 349

EA 350

Gilgamesh II 021 CBS 14167

HMA 9-02992

HSS 13, 002

HSS 13, 004

HSS 13, 026

HSS 13, 028

HSS 13, 034

HSS 13, 037

HSS 13, 038

HSS 13, 043

HSS 13, 045

HSS 13, 046

HSS 13, 047

HSS 13, 052

HSS 13, 054

HSS 13, 058

HSS 13, 060

HSS 13, 061