PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 (P512862)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 049222

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-ku-pi2-sza
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma dingir-ma-ma
4. a-na szu-mi-ka
5. ta#-ak-la-ku-ma
6. a#-na# su-mu-le-el
7. [mi]-im-ma
8. u2#-la# a-sza-pa-ra-am
9. qi-ta-ba-am
10. a#-[nu]-me#-am
11. [li]-iq#-ta-na-ab#?-bi#?
12. a#-di-szu
13. iq-ta-na#-ab#?-[bu?-ma]
14. a#-na# t,u2-bi#?-[im?]
15. li-bi usz-ta-ni
reverse
1. _1(disz)#? gin2 ku3-sig17!(ZI)_
2. na-szu-ku-um
3. ta-ma-ar-ti#
4. a-na su-mu-a-bi#-im i-[di-in]
5. u3 1(disz) ku-ku-ra-at
6. ka-ra-ni-im
7. a-na su-mu-le-el
8. 1(disz) ku-ku-ra-at
9. ka-ra-ni-im
10. a-na i-me-ri-im
11. szum-ma# be-li at-ta
12. bi-ti szu-li-im
13. we-de-szi-ka#-ma
14. a-na s,e-ri-[ia]
15. al-ka-am-ma
16. mi-im-ma
left
column 1
1. sza# ki-ma na-t,u2#-ti-sza
2. [i] ni-ta-wu
3. [ma]-ar# szi#-ip-ri-im
column 2
1. sza ma-ma-an
2. i-ti-ka#
3. la i-la-ka-am#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sumu-abum.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512862
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512862

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)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 049222
Accession Number

References

primary: PIHANS 131, p. 59-61 no. 7

[deBoer2021IPLA] Boer, Rients de. 2021. The Ikūn-Pîša Letter Archive from Tell Ed-Dēr (IPLA). PIHANS 131. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: al-A'dami Sumer 23, 151-166, pl. 11-12

[al-A'dami1967Sumer23] dami, Khalid Ahmad al-A’. 1967. Sumer 23.
history: Political History, 30-31

[WuYuhong1994PoliticalHistory] Wu, Yuhong. 1994. A Political History of Eshnunna, Mari and Assyria during the Early Old Babylonian Period (from the End of Ur III to the Death of Šamšid-Adad). Vol. 1. Supplement to Journal of Ancient Civilizations.
citation: OLA 109, p. 173

[Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-26 at 18:48:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 19:01:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 18:57:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-01-31 at 15:59:53	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-11-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512862.

PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry (No. P512862). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512862 (Original work published 2018)

PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512862 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024PIHANS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512862},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512862
LB  - CDLI:P512862
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512862
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512862.

PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry (No. P512862). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512862 (Original work published 2018)

PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512862 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024PIHANS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512862},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512862
LB  - CDLI:P512862
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - PIHANS 131, 059-061 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512862
ER  -