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No. 3.–TRANSLATION OF THE THIRD
DYNASTIC TABLET

Obv.COLUMN I

Only the ends of two lines in the middle haue been preserved. . . . . 600 (years) he reigned. 

[The kings] . . . . . (were) in all. 

Obv.COLUMN II 

. . . . ili . . . . . .
(AN) Illadu1 the son of the same for ... (years). 

Mul-men-nunna . . . . 

Abil (?)-Kis the son of . . . . 

Obv.COLUMN III

Is entirely lost. It contained about seventy lines.

Obv.COLUMN IV

[The dynasty] of BABYLON, [11 kings for 294 years].

'SUMU-[abi for 15 years].

Zabû [for 14 years.] 

Abil-Sin [for 18 years]. 

Sin-[muballidh for 30 years].

The next six lines are destroyed.

The 1[1 kings of the dynasty of URU-AZAGGA]. 

For 3[68 years].

An[man] . . . . 

Ki[-AN-nigas] . . . . 

The rest of the column is destroyed. 

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Rev.COLUMN V 

The marshmen (?) of the country of the sea ( were) in all : 


The leader of the marshmen (?) of the land of the sea (was) Simmas-sipak the son of Erba-Sin;
whose reign was prosperous: his god brought him aid; for 17 years he reigned.

In the palace of Sargon (his corpse) was burned.

Ea-mukiu-zira established himself as king, the son of Kha'smar;2 for 3 months he reigned. 

In the vestments of BIT-KHA'SMAR he was burned. Kassû-nadin-akhi the son of Sappâ3 reigned for 6 years. [He was burned] in the palace. 

The 3 kings of the dynasty of the country of the Sea reigned for 23 years. 


[E]-ulbar-sakin-sumi the son of Bazi reigned for IS years: in the palace of KAR-MERODACH [he was burned]. 

[U ras ]-kudurri-utsur the son of Bazi reigned for 2 years. [Silanim ]-Suqamuna the son of Bazi reigned for 3 months: in the palace of Lu . . . SA [he was burned]. 

[The 3J kings of the dynasty of the house of Bazi reigned for 20 years (and) 3 months. 
. . . a descendant of the race of ELAM reigned for 6 years. 

In the palace of Sargon he was burned. 

[One kingJ of the dynasty of ELAM reigned for 6 years. 

The rest of the tablet is lost. 



FOOTNOTES
1 This was the Semitic reading; the Accadian seems to have been Pallil. 
2 May also be read Kutrnar, The word meant "a hawk" in the Kassite language. 
3 "The Sappite."

 

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