OIP 014, 193 (P123203)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00809

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz@t) szah2
 en: 92 pigs
2. tu#-tu# i3-dab5
 en: taken over by Tutu;
3. [sza3]-bi#-ta
 en: therefrom:
4. 1(gesz2)! szah2 3(disz@t) kusz szah2
 en: 60 pigs, 3 pigskins,
5. banszur-da nagar
 en: to Banšurda the cabinet maker;
6. 1(disz@t) su-birx(|SZIMxNIG2|)-a szu-gal5:la2
 en: 1 to Subaer, the š;
7. 2(disz@t) ar-ga-ti-a
 en: 2 to Argati’a;
8. 2(disz@t) a-ku-ri
 en: 2 to Akuri,
reverse
1. giri3-gen-na lugal
 en: royal conveyor;
2. 7(disz@t) giri3-gen-na sa-di3-um sagi
 en: 7 to the conveyor of the mountainman of the ‘cupbearer’;
3. 4(disz@t) giri3-gen-na ip-ti-ru-szu sukkal
 en: 4 to the conveyor of Ipṭirūšu, the messenger;
4. 2(disz@t) giri3-gen-na gu-ti-um
 en: 2 to the conveyor of the Gutiman;
5. 1(disz@t) dumu ga-a-lum 1(disz@t) lu2 kin-gi4*-a a-ku-ga#?
 en: 1 to the son of Ga’alum, 1 to the craftsman of Akuga;
6. 2(disz@t) lu2 adab{ki}
 en: 2 to the man of Adab;
7. 1(disz@t) szitim-me# 1(disz@t) e2-sa6-ga
 en: 1 to the carpenters, 1 to Esaga;
8. 1(disz@t) sag-gir2#?-gal2
 en: 1 to Sag-girgal;
  blank space
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) szah2
 en: total: 90 less 2 pigs,
left
1. zi-ga la2-ia3 4(disz@t) szah2#
 en: booked out; deficit: 4 pigs.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OIP 14, 193

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: RA 74, p.1-9, p. 7-8

    [Steinkeller1980Easterner] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1980. “The Old Akkadian Term for Easterner.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 74: 1–9.

  • history: PPAC 1, p. 333-334

    [Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Vol. 1. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. Changchun : IHAC.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 54

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 15:52:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-04-23 at 12:31:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 014, 193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123203.
OIP 014, 193 artifact entry (No. P123203). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123203 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 014, 193 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123203 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {OIP 014, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123203},
}


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