Ammi-Ditana
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Ammi-Ditanawas a king ofBabylonwho reigned from 1683–1640s BC. He was preceded byAbi-Eshuh.Year-names survive for the first 37 years of his reign, plus fragments for a few possible additional years. His reign was a largely peaceful one; he was primarily engaged in enriching and enlarging the temples, and a few other building projects, although in his 37th regnal year he recorded having destroyed the city wall ofDer,built earlier by Damiq-ilishu ofIsin.[1]
Literature[edit]
Ammi ditana is known for his literature.One is called Ammi-ditāna's hymn to Ištar.[2][3]Another work is called the Di 1353, a letter to chief lamentation priest of Annunītum on the provision of fodder barley for livestock in Nakkamtum.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Year-names for Ammi-ditana
- ^"Ammi-ditāna's hymn to Ištar".
- ^Edzard, Dietz Otto(2004)."Die altbabylonische Zeit":510–514.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^Caroline, Jensen (2021)."By Order of the King: Ammi-Ditana's Letter on the Provision of Fodder Barley for the Sheep and Oxen of the Nakkamtum".Journal of Cuneiform Studies.73:71–87.doi:10.1086/716094.S2CID235798997.
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