PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 (P512874)

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 049537

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. u3 i-ku-pi2-sza-ma
3. qi2-bi-ma um-ma
4. dingir-szu-ba-ni-ma
5. sa#-mu-a-bi-im
6. u3 su-mu-le-el
7. i-ta-al-ku-nim
8. ki-ma a-na ta-ma-ar-tim
9. pa-nu-um i-ba-szu-u2
10. u2-la ti-de-a
11. u2-lu a-tu-nu-u2
reverse
1. al-ka-ni-im
2. u2-lu _5(disz) sila3 lal3_
3. szu-bi-la-ni-im
4. a-mi#-ni szu-lu-um
5. geme2#-{d}nin-sun2
6. la ta-asz-pu-ra-am
7. _uruda_ sza# tu-sza-bi-lam
8. _1(asz) gu2_ il-qu2-u2
9. _1(asz) gu2_ u2-te-ru-ni-szu-u2
10. u3 _1(asz) gu2_ u3 _2(asz) gu2_
11. a#-na qa2-ti-ka
12. e-zi-ma
left
1. u2-li-am _1(disz) 1/3(disz)# ma-na_ i-di-szu

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-la-El.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512874
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P512874

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 049537
Accession Number

References

primary: PIHANS 131, p. 83-84 no. 18

[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. 17

[al-A'dami1967Sumer23] dami, Khalid Ahmad al-A’. 1967. Sumer 23.
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
2022-01-31 at 15:59:54	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2018-11-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512874.

PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 artifact entry (No. P512874). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512874 (Original work published 2018)

PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512874 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512874.

PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 artifact entry (No. P512874). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512874 (Original work published 2018)

PIHANS 131, 083-084 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512874 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512874},
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