NABU 1991/110, 1 (P511828)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096956

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _ha-la hi-a dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ma-x-[...]
  single ruling
2. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 1(bur3) GAN2-e a-gar3_ ak-ba-ri
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _szesz#-ni_
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _nin-a-ni_
5. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu
6. sza {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}szakkan2-na-s,i-ir
7. _da e2_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _aszgab dumu_ ARAD-{d}utu
8. u3 _da e2_ {d}mar-tu
9. mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila dagal-la_
10. _1(disz) gu4 4(asz)-ba 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz)_
11. _3(asz) sze gur 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2-an-na {na4}ur5 ad-bar_
12. _1(disz) gesz-nu2 1(disz) {gesz}banszur 1(disz) dug-i3-dub_ re-qum
13. _ha-la_ a-hi-a-ia-am-szi _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
  single ruling
14. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 1(bur3) GAN2-e a-gar3_ ak-ba-ri
15. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hi-a-ia-am-szi _szesz-ni_
16. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ dingir-ra-bi
17. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na zimbir{ki}-am-na-nu
18. sza ma-ru-um _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
19. _da e2 lukur_ {d}utu _munus iri_ pu-usz{ki}
20. u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _aszgab#_
21. mu-s,u-szu a-na _sila_ ARAD-{d}suen _di-ku5_
22. _1(disz) ab2_ qa2-du-um _1(disz) amar ga dumu-ni_
23. _3(asz) sze gur 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2-an-na {na4}ur5 ad-bar
24. _1(disz) gesz-nu2 1(disz) {gesz}banszur 1(disz) dug-i3-dub_ re-qum
25. _ha-la_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
  single ruling
26. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 1(bur3) GAN2-e a-gar3_ ak-ba-ri
27. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hi-ia-am-szi a-hi-sza
28. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ hu-ra-s,a#-tum# _lukur_ {d}utu
29. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 ak-ba#-[ri]
30. sza _lukur_ {d}utu a-ha-at a-bi-sza
31. i-ta a-ha-am-nir-szi _aga-us2#_
32. u3 i-ta am-szu-ri-im
reverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _1(disz) ab2 1(disz) amar ga_
3. _3(asz) sze gur 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2-an-na {na4}ur5 ad-bar_
4. _1(disz) gesz-nu2_
5. _ha-la_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
6. ah-hu-sza ap-lu-sza
  single ruling
7. _1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) 1(asz) sze gur 1(asz) gur ziz2-an-na_
8. _ha-la_ dumu-munus-{d}a-am-ma-a um-mi-szu-nu
  single ruling
9. mi-im-ma an-nu-um
10. ma-ar-szi-it i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni a-bi-szu-nu
11. sza i-na qa2-be2-e _di-ku5-mesz_
12. {disz}a-hi-a-ia-am-szi {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni
13. u3 la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
14. u3 dumu-munus-{d}a-am-ma-a um-ma-szu-nu
15. i-zu-zu zi-zu ga-am-ru li-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
17. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e_
18. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
19. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ra#-tum
20. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _di-ku5 dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
21. _igi_ {d}suen-ta#-ia-ar _ugula mar-tu_
22. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
23. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur
24. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi-e _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
25. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
26. _igi_ bu-un-na-nu-sza _ugula gidri dumu_ ARAD-{d}ku-bi
27. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar_
28. _dumu_ sig-{d}a-a
  single ruling
29. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
30. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e {gesz}asz-te bara2 za3 us2-sa-ke4-ne# i3-mah-esz-a gesz-nu2 ki-nu2 {gesz}esi-bi-ta {d}utu {d}{sze3}szer7-da-ra mu-un-ne-en#-dim2#?-ma#_
seal 1
1. a-hi-a-ia-am-[szi]
2. dumu i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni
2. dumu i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. la-ma-sa3-[ni]
2. geme2 {d}utu
3. dumu-munus i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
4. geme2 {d}utu {d}[...]
seal 4
1. {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
2. dumu nu-ra-tum
3. ARAD ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
seal 5
1. {d}suen-ta-ia-[ar]
2. dumu nu-uh-me-dingir
3. ARAD a-bi-e-szu-uh
seal 6
1. i3-li2-i-din-nam
2. dumu ri-isz-{d}utu
seal 7
1. be-el-szu-nu
2. dumu puzur4-{d}suen
3. ARAD nig2 {d}EN#?-[...]
seal 8
1. szar-ru-um-{d}iszkur#
2. dumu {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
3. ARAD {d}iszkur#
seal 9
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
seal 10
1. [{d}]suen#-[sze-mi?]
2. dumu {d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am?]
3. ARAD {d}suen#?
seal 11
1. i-din#-{d}nin#-[szubur]
2. dumu {d}marduk-[na-s,ir?]
3. ARAD {d}nin#-[szubur?]
seal 12
1. {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu i-pi-iq-[{d}a-a]
4. ARAD {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P511828

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 096956
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0010

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-10

References

  • primary: NABU 1991/110, 1

    [Dekiere1991remarks] Dekiere, Luc. 1991. “Some Remarks on Sippar-Amnānum = Sippar-Rabûm.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1991/110.

  • history: NABU 1992/28

    [Woestenburg1991sippar] Woestenburg, Els, and Bram Jagersma. 1992. “The Continuing Story of Sippar-Amnānum = Sippar-Rabûm.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1992/28.

  • citation: Fs Wilcke p. 313-332, p. 321

    [Veenhof2003fatherhood] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2003. “Fatherhood Is a Matter of Opinion. An Old Babylonian Trial on Filiation and Service Duties.” In Literatur, Politik Und Recht in Mesopotamien. Festschrift Für Claus Wilcke, edited by Walther Sallaberger, Konrad Volk, and Annette Zgoll, 313–32. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • collation: Year-names, 2, 247

    [Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

    (collation year name)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:29:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-30 at 05:22:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-29 at 07:09:46 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-29 at 07:00:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1991/110, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511828.
NABU 1991/110, 1 artifact entry (No. P511828). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511828 (Original work published 2018)
NABU 1991/110, 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511828 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 1991/110, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511828.
NABU 1991/110, 1 artifact entry (No. P511828). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511828 (Original work published 2018)
NABU 1991/110, 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511828 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511828},
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