Akkadica 140, 188-189 (P524048)

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 080440

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# a-wi-lim
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma] {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dab5-ma#
4. [{d}utu] u3# {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. li#-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. [lu sza-al-ma]-ta# lu ba-al-t,a#-ta#
7. [_dingir_ na]-s,i#-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da#-mi#-iq#-tim#
8. [li]-ki-il
9. [a-na] szu#-ul#-mi-ka asz#-[pu-ra-am]
10. szu#-lum#-ka# ma#-har# {d#}utu# u3# {d#}marduk#
11. lu# da#-ri
12. [asz-szum] _sze_-e _sza3#-gal#_-szu-nu isz-ti-usz-szu
13. [nu-da]-an#-ni#-<in>-ma# ba#-lu-un-ni la na-da#-na#
14. [ni]-iq#-bi-a-ak-kum#-ma#
15. [ki-ma ni]-iq#-bi-a-ak-kum
16. [e]-pu-usz
reverse
1. _[sze] sza3#-gal#_-szu-nu
2. [a-na _gu4 hi-a_ u3] _udu# hi-a_ la ta-ap-pa-al-szu#-[nu]
3. [ba-lu-un-ni la] ta#-na-ad-di-in
4. _[n] sze# gur#_ szi-ta-at _sza3-gal_ sza-at-tam
5. [...] _kur6#_ sza# _mu bala_-ma#
6. [...] i#-na# a#-la#-ki#-ia x-pu#-ul#
7. ki#-ma# i-na ma-ah-ri#-ka# ku-ul#-lu#-mu#
8. _sze#_ a-na _sza3-gal mu bala_ i-ri-szu-ma#
9. _[sze] u3 ku3-babbar_ a#-na# _sza3#-gal# mu bala_
10. [la] ta-na-ad#-di#-in#
11. [asz-szum] {d#}marduk u3 be-li2-ia am#-mi-s,a#-du#-qa2#
12. [...] sza ki-ma# la ba-lu-un-ni
13. [in-na]-ad#-di-nu
14. [tup-pa-am an]-ni#-a-am a#-na# szi#-bu#-ti#-ia ki-il

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	Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524048
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P524048

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Excavation Number	Di 0506
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 080440
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 140, p.179-208, p. 188-189

[Janssen2019overseers] Janssen, Caroline. 2019. “The Overseers of the Merchants Who Wrote Their Letters in Unison. More about the Relation between the Ugula Dam.Gàrs of the Twin Cities of Sippar and the Affairs of the Nakkamtum of Sippar-Amnānum.” Akkadica 140: 179–208.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-08-08 at 10:19:49	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2021-08-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 140, 188-189 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524048.

Akkadica 140, 188-189 artifact entry (No. P524048). (2021, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524048

Akkadica 140, 188-189 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524048 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 140, 188-189 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524048.

Akkadica 140, 188-189 artifact entry (No. P524048). (2021, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524048

Akkadica 140, 188-189 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524048 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 6},
	title = {Akkadica 140, 188-189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524048},
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