Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 26 February 2018
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This clay tablet mentions the names of the kings of Babylon (genealogy of the Hammurabi's dynasty) as far as the reign of Ammiditana (reigned 1683-1647 BCE). The list also mentions the names of several Amorite tribal ancestors, to whose spirits offerings of food and drink were made. Old Babylonian Period. Probably from Sippar, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 26). Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8100/cuneiform-tablet-listing-the-names-of-old-babyloni/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8100/cuneiform-tablet-listing-the-names-of-old-babyloni/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2018. Web. 22 Mar 2023.

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