"Dr. William R. Sladek Jr. Professor of Ancient History.” York Daily Record. November 6, 1993. In "Obituary for Dr. William R. Sladek Jr. (1938—1993)," OMNIKA Foundation. Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Digital Press, August 19, 2019. https://omnika.conscious.ai/library/obituary-for-dr-william-r-sladek-jr-1938-1993
CBS 12638, 12684, 12702, & 12572, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 12638, 12684, 12702, & 12572. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
CBS 13902, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 13902. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
HS 1480, 1580, & 2505, c. 1600–1900 BCE. Clay tablet. HS 1480, 1580, & 2505, Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena Germany.
YPM BC 018686, c. 1900-1600 BCE. Clay tablet. YPM BC 018686 [formerly YBC 4621], Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT. Accessed August 2, 2022. https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-BC-018686.
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Anonymous creator, 3N-T 211, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. 3N-T 211, National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
Anonymous creator, 3N-T 400, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. 3N-T 400, National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
Anonymous creator, 3N-T 499, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. 3N-T 499, National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
Anonymous creator, BM 17427, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. BM 17427, British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Anonymous creator, BM 69737, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. BM 69737, British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1882-0918-9736.
Anonymous creator, BM 80054, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. BM 80054, British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1889-1014-601.
Anonymous creator, BM 80094, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. BM 80094, British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1889-1014-641.
Anonymous creator, CBS 11064 & 11088, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 11064 & 11088. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 12757, c. 2000 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 12757. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 13908, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 6894. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 13932, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 13932. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 15162, N 953, & N 3200, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 15162, N 953, & N 3200. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 15212, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 15212. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 6894, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 6894. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, CBS 9800, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. CBS 9800. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, N 983, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. Nippur 983. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, Ni 2279, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. Nippur 2279, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 2762 & 9838, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. First Nippur 2762 & First Nippur 9838, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 368, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. First Nippur 368, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous creator, Ni 4034, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. Nippur 4034, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 4187, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. First Nippur 4187, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 4200, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. Nippur 4200, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 9685, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. First Nippur 9685, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, Ni 9776, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. Nippur 9776, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anonymous creator, UET 6/1 10, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. UET 6/1 10, The British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Anonymous creator, UET 6/1 8, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. UET 6/1 8, The British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Anonymous creator, UET 6/1 9, c. 1900–1600 BCE. Clay tablet. UET 6/1 9, The British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
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