The Adad-Guppi Autobiography (1.147)(1,146 words)
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Longman III, Tremper, “The Adad-Guppi Autobiography (1.147)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 25 April 2018 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_1_147>▲ Back to top ▲
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In 1906 H. Pognon discovered a much-broken stela at Eski Harran (Nab. H 1, A). The text left many questions unanswered but was identified as composed for either the mother or grandmother of Nabonidus. Happily, D. S. Rice discovered a duplicate in the pavement steps of the northern entrance to the Great Mosque at Harran (Nab…