PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 (P512877)

Letter 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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 049225

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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. {d}en-lil2-en-nam
5. u3# i-ku-pi2-sza
6. szum-ma i-ta-wu-ma
7. a-wa-ti-ia s,a-ba-am
8. u2-la#-ma-du
9. u3 at#-ta sza pi2-i t,u2-pi2-im
10. lu-mi-id
11. szum-ma# ma#-ma-an#
12. [la u2-la]-mi-du-szu#
13. szum#-[ma i]-in#-[ka]
14. ma#-hi#-ir
reverse
1. u3 at-ta la tu-la#-[ma-ad]
2. isz#-tu szi-bi-ia
3. u3 a-wa-ti-ia da-na-ti#-im#
4. i-na qa2-ti-ia s,a-ab-ta-ku
5. a-di# u4-mi-im
6. sza i-lu-um u2-sza-la-ma-ni-ma
7. a-la-ka-am-ma
8. a-ta-wu-u2
9. a-szu-um
10. li-bi la t,a3-bu
11. pu-te-tu-um
12. ka-ab-ta-am
13. sza i-in-ka ma-ah-ru
14. e-pu-usz
15. szi-pi2-ra-tu-ia ma-da-ku-um#
16. mi-im#-ma la ta-ha-da-ra ma-ma-an
left
column 1
1. sza# a#-wa-ti-<ia>
2. [i]-ga-ma-ru-szu-um
3. [szum]-ma# la ka-ti i-ba-szi
column 2
1. t,e4-mi u3 t,e4-em szi-pi-ir-ti-im
2. sza <i>-szim-{d}szul-gi
3. szu-up-ra-am-ma lu i-de

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P512877

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 049225
Accession Number

References

  • primary: PIHANS 131, p. 39-41 no. 01

    [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. 14-15

    [al-A'dami1967Sumer23] dami, Khalid Ahmad al-A’. 1967. Sumer 23.

  • history: Political History, 34-35

    [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. 174

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 18:48:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 19:01:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:57:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-01-31 at 15:59:53 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512877.
PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 artifact entry (No. P512877). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512877 (Original work published 2018)
PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512877 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512877.
PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 artifact entry (No. P512877). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512877 (Original work published 2018)
PIHANS 131, 039-041 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512877 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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