NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 (P512447)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 082416

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 sin-na-s,ir
2. {disz}nu-ra-tum sin#-i#-din#-nam#
3. _kar_ zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5 zimbir!#{ki#}-am#-na#-num#
4. lu2-{d}AG# {disz}sin-i-din-nam _sanga#-[mesz] di#-ku5-mesz#_
5. _ugula e2-mesz ugula-mesz lukur {d}utu-mesz lu2#-mesz# [IR-mesz] di#-ku5#-mesz#_
6. u3# _i3-du8-mesz ka2 ga2-gi-a_ sza zimbir#{ki#}-ia#-ah-ru-rum
7. qi2#-bi2#-[ma] um#-ma sa-am#-su-i-lu-na-ma#
8. [...] x x zimbir#{ki}
9. [ki-a]-am# [u2-lam-mi-du]-ni-in-ni um-[ma szu-nu-ma]
10. [_lu2-mesz zimbir{ki}] dumu#-munus#-mesz#_-szu#-nu a-[na _ga2-gi-a_ u2-sze]-ri-bu
11. [u2-ul u2-s,a]-ad#-du-u2 ib-ri-a#-[nim-ma]
12. [i-na ka-re]-e# sza# be-li-ni i-pi2-ru-[szi]-na#-[ti]
13. [u3 i]-na#-an-na _lu2-mesz_ zimbir#{ki#}
14. [_dumu-munus]-mesz#_-szu#-nu# a-na _ga2-gi#-a# u2-sze-re#-bu#
15. [ki-a]-am# u2#-lam-mi-du#-ni#-in-ni
16. [_lukur_] {d#}utu la# s,u2-ud-du-tam
Veenhof, Akkadica 94-95 (1995) p. 34 n. 4
17. a#-na# _ga2-gi#-a#_ la szu-ru-ub-sza aq#-bi#
18. u3 _lukur_ {d}utu sza a-bu-sza u3 a-hu#-sza# la u2-s,i-du#-szi#
19. tup-pa-am la isz-t,u2-ru-szi-im-ma#
20. i-na _ga2-gi-a_ wa-asz-ba-at#
21. a-ba-sza u3 a-ha-sza e-se-ra-am-ma
22. tup-pa-am sza#-t,a#-ra-am-ma
23. a-na _ga2-gi-a_ szu#-ru-ub-sza aq-bi
24. u3# mi-im-ma sza# a-na _dumu-munus_-szu i-na#-ad#-di#-nu
25. ma-har sin-na-s,ir {disz}nu-ra#-tum#
26. sin#-i-din-nam# _kar#_ zimbir{ki#}
27. u3 _di-ku5_ zimbir#<{ki}>
reverse
1. lu2#-{d}AG sin-i-din-nam# _sanga#-mesz di#-ku5-mesz#_
2. _ugula e2-mesz ugula-mesz lukur_ {d}utu
3. _lu2-mesz RI-mesz di-ku5-mesz_
4. u3 _i3-du8-mesz ka2 ga2#-gi#-a#_ sza# zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum
5. li-pa-qi2-id tup-pa#-[am li-isz]-t,u2#-ur#-szi#
6. a-na _ga2-gi-a_ li#-[sze-ri-ib]-szi
7. u3 ki-a-am [u2-lam]-mi#-du-ni-in-ni
8. um-ma szu-nu-ma# [{disz}a-wi-il]-sin# _di-ku5_
9. e#-li# {disz#}dumu#-{d#}utu# lu2# zimbir#{ki}
10. _ku3#-babbar_ i-szu-ma asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ la# a-pa-lim
11. [{disz}]dumu-{d}utu is,-ba-at-ma ki-a-am iq-bi-szu um-ma szu-ma
12. [mi]-im#-mu-ka tu-ka-la#-ma# u2-ul a-ma-har#-ka#
13. [_sag-nita2_] sza# _lukur_ {d}utu ma-ar#-ti-ka
14. [sza] i#-na# _ga2-gi-a_ <wa>-asz-ba#-at e-le-eq-qe2#
15. an-ni-tam iq-bi-szum ki-a#-am u2-lam-mi-du-ni-[in-ni]
16. _lukur_ {d}utu sza a-bu-sza u3# a-hu-sza
17. u2-s,e-du-szi tup-pa#-am# isz-t,u2-ru-szi#
18. i-na _ga2-gi-a_ wa-asz#-ba-at
19. a-na hu-bu-li u3 il#-ki sza _e2_ a-bi#-[sza]
20. u3 ah#-hi-sza u2-ul# [...] x x [...]
21. a-bu-[sza] u3 ah-hu#-[sza ...]
22. i-li#-ik#-szu-nu i#-[...]
23. u3 x x x x i#-x-lu#
24. _dam-gar3-mesz_ sza _lukur_ {d}utu a-na hu-bu-li
25. u3# il-ki sza _e2_ a-bi-sza u3 ah-hi-sza
26. i-s,a-ab-ba-t,u2-szi
27. a-wi-lum szu-u2 ia-a-bu
28. sza {d}utu
left
1. _gaba-ri#_ tup-[pi2 sa-am-su-i-lu-na ... _hi-a_ i-na _e2_ di-x x] _ga2#-gi#-a#_ sza-ak-nu

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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512447
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512447

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 1668
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 082416
Accession Number

References

primary: NAPR 5, p.3-39, p. 35 Di 1668

[Janssen1991hungry] Janssen, Caroline. 1991. “Samsu-Iluna and the Hungry Nadītums.” Northern Akkad Project Reports 5: 3–39.
history: WAW 43 (pp. 103-222), 41a

[Charpin2023WAW43] Charpin, Dominique. 2023. “Old Babylonian Law and Justice According to Letters and Legal Documents.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 103–222. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-10 at 10:54:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-06-27 at 15:31:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512447.

NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 artifact entry (No. P512447). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512447 (Original work published 2018)

NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512447 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512447},
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Cite this Artifact

“NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512447.

NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 artifact entry (No. P512447). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512447 (Original work published 2018)

NAPR 5, 35 Di 1668 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512447 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {NAPR 5, 35 {Di} 1668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512447},
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