Subject: Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World; Akkadian Monumental Inscriptions; Building and Display Inscriptions; Late Old Babylonian Inscriptions
Ammi-ditana (2.109)
(i.1–12) I, Ammi-di[tan]a, mighty king, king of Babylon, king…
Ammi-ditana (2.109)(199 words)
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Frayne, Douglas, “Ammi-ditana (2.109)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 21 October 2018 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_2_109>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
Ammi-ditana, Hammu-rapi’s grandson and ninth king of the Babylon I dynasty, reigned ca. 1683–1647 bce. A Sumerian inscription known from an original cone fragment and a much later Neo-Babylonian tablet copy commemorates his construction of the wall of Babylon.