Suurmeijer diss. Di 0673 (P512371)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 081371

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
(inside unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. _dub ibila_ na-ru#-ub#-tum _lukur {d}utu_
2. _dumu-munus_ inim-{d}nanna
3. {disz}ni-id-nu-sza _dumu-<<munus>>_ inim-{d}nanna
4. re-di wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
5. _4(iku) GAN2 1(gesz2) 1(u) sar a-sza3 us2-sa-DU_ a-bi-sa-ma-as2#
6. _3(u) sar a-sza3 us2-sa-DU_ ni-id-nu-sza u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
7. _szu-nigin2 5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na asz-la-a-tim
8. i-na _a-gar3_ pa-hu-s,i2-im
9. _ha-la_ na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ inim-{d}nanna
10. bu-szi-e-sza wa-ar-ka-sa3 isz-tu pe2-e
11. a#-[di] _ku3#-sig17_ ma-la i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
12. wa#-ar#-ka-at na-ru-ub-tum
13. sza ni-id-na-sza-ma
14. a-di na-ru-ub-tum ba-al-t,a3-at
15. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar nig2-ba 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_
16. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ {disz}ni-id-nu-sza
17. a-na na-ru-ub-tum it-ta#-na#-di-in
18. u4-um li-ba-sza usz-ta-am-ra#!-s,u2
19. a-na er-re-esz li-bi x x <<sza>>
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3# [...]
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ sza a-wa-at [t,up-pi2-im]
3. an-ni-im u2-na#-ka-ru#
4. _igi_ li#-pi2#-it-isz8-tar2 _sanga_ {d}utu
5. _igi_ {d}suen-ba#-ni _igi_ [...] NI?-kur-i
6. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-mesz_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-[...]-szu?
8. _igi_ e2-a-dingir#-[...] du#-mu-uq-sza
9. _igi_ dingir-da-mi-[iq] _dumu#_ {d}suen-[mas-su2]
10. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ ta#-ri#-[bu ...]
11. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]-nam
12. _igi_ sza-at-{d}dam-qa2-at [...] u2-s,u2-u2
13. _igi_ ru-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ u-bar-{d}utu#
14. _igi_ ma-ma-ti-ia _dumu-munus_ na-ra-am-{d}suen
15. _igi_ hu-szu-tum _dumu-munus_ inim-{d}nanna
16. _igi_ ma-na-a-tim _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. li-pi2#-it-[isz8-tar2]
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-[szu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu
(= seal 4 of P366150, following reading of copy)
seal 2
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. _ARAD_ x x [...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}marduk
seal 4
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ e2-a-dingir-szu
seal 5
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ la-ma-si2
seal 6
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ x NI?-kur-i
seal 7
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ {d}suen-ba-ni
seal 8
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ li#-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
seal 9
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ ru-ba-tum
seal 10
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ sza-at-{d}dam-[qa2-at]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512371
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512371

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Di 0673
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081371
Accession Number

References

primary: Suurmeijer diss., App. Di 673

[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-08-20 at 20:05:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. Di 0673 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512371.

Suurmeijer diss. Di 0673 artifact entry (No. P512371). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512371 (Original work published 2018)

Suurmeijer diss. Di 0673 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512371 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. Di 0673 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512371.

Suurmeijer diss. Di 0673 artifact entry (No. P512371). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512371 (Original work published 2018)

Suurmeijer diss. Di 0673 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512371 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512371},
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