Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 (P512435)

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 081975

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)] gin2# ku3-babbar na4_ {d}utu
2. [_sza3 sa10 1(esze3)] 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-im
3. [sza _a-gar3] 1(esze3)# 3(iku) GAN2-e_
4. _ki#_ {d}[inanna]-ma#-an-szum2
5. [_gala]-mah#_ an-nu-ni-tum
6. [i-bi-{d}nin-szubur u3 {d}suen]-i#-din-nam _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
7. [_szu ba-an]-ti-mesz_
8. [u4-um _dub_] szi-ma-at _a-sza3_-im
9. [isz-sza-at,]-t,a-ru
10. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _ku3#-babbar_ ig-da-am-ma-ar-szu-nu-szi
2'. _[igi]_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
3'. _igi_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
4'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ lu2-{d}asal-lu2-hi
single ruling
5'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
6'. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil egir bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} _gu2 i7 me-{d}en-lil2 bi2-in-du3-a_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. i-bi-{d}nin#-szubur#
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam
seal 3
(illegible)
seal 4
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. _lu2 zu2-kesz2 lugal_
3. _dumu_ lu2-{d}asal-lu2-hi
4. ARAD _e2-babbar-ra-[ke4]_

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.36.12.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512435
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512435

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 1226
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081975
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 137, p.1-52, p. 39-40 no. 18

[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 15:10:41	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, 039-040 18 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512435.

Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry (No. P512435). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512435

Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512435 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512435},
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512435.

Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry (No. P512435). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512435

Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512435 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512435},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512435
LB  - CDLI:P512435
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - Akkadica 137, 039-040 18 artifact entry
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ER  -