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Page 959 / 1221

~1792 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

PBS 08/2, 123

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 123. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Hammurabi y1 — Hammurabi became king based on canonical year-name formula in the translit…

Economy

~1791 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

PBS 08/2, 120

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — PBS 08/2, 120. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Hammurabi y2 — Year after: Hammurabi became king based on canonical year-name formu…

Economy

~1749 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

CUSAS 15, 127

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — CUSAS 15, 127. 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, 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…

Economy

~1340 BCE·Middle BabylonianEditorial

Amarna Letter EA 153 — Abi-milku of Tyre

Part of the earliest known body of international diplomatic correspondence. Akkadian, written in cuneiform on clay, was the lingua franca of Late Bronze Age statecraft — used between Egypt, the Hittites, Mitanni, Babylon, Assyria, and the Levantine vassals.

Daily Life·Law

~1300 BCE·Middle BabylonianOur engine

HSS 14, 028

To Meštu speak: thus (says) Arrumti: All the honey that you made today, and the 1 dallu-jar of oil that is placed in the outer room — give (them), and let them bring (them) to me.

Daily Life·Economy

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 1, 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 1, 036

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 1, 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 2, 119

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 2, 119. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 3, 263

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 3, 263. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

BAM 4, 336

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 4, 336. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

PBS 08/2, 123

PBS 08/2, 120

CUSAS 15, 127

PBS 08/2, 148

PBS 08/2, 184

SA 192

BE 06/1, 072

PBS 08/2, 189

Amarna Letter EA 153 — Abi-milku of Tyre

HSS 14, 028

BAM 1, 005

BAM 1, 036

BAM 1, 037

BAM 2, 119

BAM 3, 263

BAM 4, 336

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 43, 34

EA 340

EA 341

EA 342

EA 343

EA 344

EA 345

EA 346

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

HSS 13, 064