Adab 0636 (P217470)

Letter 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 (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Museum Number

OIM A00636

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu
 en: To my lord
2. u3-na-du11
 en: say
3. i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2-e na-be2-a
 en: what Ilī-ištakal says:
4. [1(asz@c)] {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t)
 en: “1 2-wheeled transport wagon
5. ba#-ma in-na-du11
 en: give out to me,” I said to him,
6. nu-ma-ba
 en: but he did not give to me;
7. e3-ni-sze3
 en: as to his sending out,
8. ki-babbar-ra{ki}-ka
 en: in Kibabbara,
9. e2 ba-zi-zi-ka
 en: in the house of Bazizi,
10. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t)
 en: 1 2-wheeled transport wagon
11. al-gal2
 en: is available;
12. lu2-mu igi im-mi-du8-am3
 en: my own man saw it!
13. lu2 kin-gi4-a-ka-ni
 en: After his (my lord’s) messenger
14. u3-mu-gi4
 en: has returned,
reverse
1. ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu
 en: may he (my lord) have him (Bazizi) give it to me!
2. _ARAD2_ kal-ga-ni-me-en6
 en: His (my lord’s) strong servant am I;
3. ga-na sza3-mu he2-eb2-hul2-le
 en: come now, may my gut be happy!
4. im sar-ra-bi#
 en: The written document of this case
5. igi#-ni-sze3 [he2]-gal2#
 en: should be before him (Bazizi)!
6. ur5-e gesztu2#-ga-na
 en: In this way to his mind
7. he2-na-[ni]-ib2#-ru#-gu2#
 en: it should this be made clear!
8. u3 ga2-e sza3-ga-ni ab-hul2-le-en6
 en: Then I will myself make his (my lord’s) gut happy!

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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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta.)
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  • primary: Adab, 0636

    [Yang1989] Zhi, Yang. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Changchun: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.

  • history: FAOS 19, Ad 8

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Sollberger, JCS 10 (1956): 17. P. Michalowski, Letters no. 30,

    [sec25952] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00636
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-06-15 at 09:47:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-15 at 09:42:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2007-08-04 at 18:15:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Adab 0636 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217470.
Adab 0636 artifact entry (No. P217470). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217470 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0636 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217470 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Adab 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217470},
}


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