Akkadica 140, 191-192 (P524049)

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 082101

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 sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ib-ni-{d}utu-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
7. li-ki-il
8. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am
9. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d#}utu u3 {d}marduk
10. lu da-ri
11. asz-szum# _sze_-e u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2#-[ti] _sanga_ an-nu-ni-tum
12. sza-ka-ni-ka-tim tu-sza#-bi-lam
13. a-na _sze_-e u3 _ku3#-babbar#_ szu-a-ti na-da-nim
14. tup-pi2 a-na _sanga#_ an-nu-ni-tum
15. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um s,u2-ha-ri usz-ta-bi-lam
16. _sze_-am u3# [_ku3-babbar_] szu#-a-ti i-ip-pa-lu-ka
17. asz-szum _sze_-e sza _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ ma-ah-ru
reverse
1. u3 szi-ta-at _sze#_-e# qu2-ut-ti-im-ma
2. a-na _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ na-da-nim
3. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
4. isz-tu ki-ma ta-asz-pu-ra-am
5. _5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur_ ma-ah-ru
6. u3 szi-ta-at _sze_-e _1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze# gur#_
7. sza uh2-hu-ru
8. a-di t,e4-ma-am szu-a-ti
9. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum
10. _sze_-am sza uh2-hu-ru
11. a-na _lu2-kuruszda-mesz_ la tu-qa2-at-ta-ma
12. la ta-na-ad-di-in
13. i-na qa2-ti-ka ki-i-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	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524049
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P524049

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Excavation Number	Di 1352
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 082101
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 140, p.179-208, p. 191-192

[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 10:19:12	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, 191-192 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524049.

Akkadica 140, 191-192 artifact entry (No. P524049). (2021, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524049

Akkadica 140, 191-192 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524049 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 140, 191-192 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524049.

Akkadica 140, 191-192 artifact entry (No. P524049). (2021, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524049

Akkadica 140, 191-192 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524049 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 6},
	title = {Akkadica 140, 191-192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524049},
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