Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 (P512434)

Legal tablet 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 082646

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. _1(u) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. a-na _sa10 e2_
3. _ki_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim a-bi _erin2_
4. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
5. _[dumu]_ {d}suen#-isz-me-an-ni#
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. u4#-um _dub_ szi-ma-at _e2_
reverse
1. isz-sza-at,-t,a-ru
2. _ib2-tak4 ku3-babbar_ i-pu-ul#
3. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ be-el-[szu-nu]
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ dingir-[...]
5. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ku-x-[...]
single ruling
6. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-di#-[ta]-na _lugal-e {d}nin-urta am# sag#_
seal 1
(uninscribed, perhaps with traces of caption)
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. [_kiszib3_ {d}utu-na]-s,ir
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ be-el-szu-nu
seal 4
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu#-[ib-ni]

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	Ammi-ditana.31.12.28
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512434
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512434

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Di 1898
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 082646
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 137, p.1-52, p. 38-39 no. 17

[DeGraef2016advance-payments] De Graef, Katrien. 2016. “Many a Mickle Makes a Muckle. Advance Payments in the Ur-Utu Archive.” Akkadica 137: 1–52.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-07-26 at 15:10:15	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512434.

Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry (No. P512434). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512434

Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512434 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512434},
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512434.

Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry (No. P512434). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512434

Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512434 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512434},
}

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DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512434
LB  - CDLI:P512434
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Akkadica 137, 038-039 17 artifact entry
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ER  -