ASJ 04, 050? AIA 14 (P212550)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Mugdan/Umm al-Jir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

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Museum Collection(s)

Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

IA 014

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Mugdan/Umm al-Jir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Asignación de campos.)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) _u5_ 2(u)# _la2_ 1(disz@t)
2. 2(u) 2(disz) _kur_ [2(u) 8(disz)]
3. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) 1/2(iku) _GAN2_ 1(u) 2(disz)# _sar_
  calculation: (10 + 19)/2 x (22 + 28)/2 = 3.625 iku
4. i-da-{d}[...]
5. 1(u) 3(disz) [_kur_ 1(u) 4(disz)]
6. 2(u) 4(disz) _mer i3#-[hi_]
7. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) 1/4(iku) _GAN2_ 2(barig)
  calculation: (13 + 14)/2 x 24 = 3.24 iku
8. la#-mu-um
9. [6(disz)] _kur_ [5(disz)]
10. 2(u) _la2_ 2(disz@t) _mer i3-hi#_
11. _a-sza3_ 1(iku) _GAN2 la2_ 1(disz@t) _sar#_
  calculation: (6 + 5)/2 18 = 0.99 iku
12. i3-li2-tab-ba _sipa_ [...]
13. 2(u) _kur_ 1(u) 6(disz)
14. 1(u) _mer i3-hi_
15. _a-sza3_ 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) _GAN2_ 2(barig)
  calculation: (20 + 16)/2 x 10 = 1.8 iku
16. puzur4-e2-a
17. _dumu_ pa4-pa4-tim
18. 2(u) _u5 i3-hi_
19. 1(u) 5(disz) _kur!_ 1(u) 3(disz)
column 2
1. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) _GAN2 la2_ 2(u)# [_sar_]
  calculation: 20 x (15 + 13)/2 = 2.8 iku
2. i3-li2-dan#
3. [3(u)] 3(disz)# _mer_ 2(u) 5(disz)#
4. [1(u)] _mar_ 1(u) 3(disz)
5. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) _GAN2_ 3(u) 3(disz) _sar_ 1(asz)
  calculation: (33 + 25)/2 x (10 + 13)/2 = 3.335 iku
6. 1/2(iku) _GAN2 bar-gal2_
7. su4-be-lum u3 i3-li2-dan
8. 2(u) 1(disz) _kur_ 3(u)
9. 4(u) _mer i3-hi_
10. _a-sza3_ 1(esze3) 4(iku) _GAN2_ 2(u)! _sar_ 1(asz@c)
  calculation: (21 + 30)/2 x 40 = 10.2 iku
11. ip-lu-si2-dingir
12. 1(u) 6(disz)! _mer_ 1(u)
13. 5(u) _kur i3-hi_
14. _a-sza3_ 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) _GAN2_ 1(asz)
  calculation: (16 + 10)/2 x 50 = 6.5 iku
15. tu-tu da-lu-lu
16. 1(u) 5(disz)! _mar_ 2(u)
17. 2(u) _mer i3-hi_
18. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) 1/2(iku) _GAN2_ 1(asz)
  calculation: (15 + 20)/2 x 20 = 3.5 iku
19. 5(disz)! _mar_ 3(disz)
20. 1(u) 5(disz) _mer i3-hi_
21. _a-sza3_ 1/2(iku) _GAN2_ 1(u) _sar_ 1(asz)
  calculation: (5 + 3)/2 x 15 = 0.6 iku
reverse
column 1
1. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) _GAN2 bar-gal2_
2. e2-a-kal
3. u3 pa2-sza-ah-dingir
4. _dumu_ puzur4-ib
5. 3(u) 2(disz) _mer_ 2(u) 5(disz)
6. 2(u) 3(disz) _kur_ 3(u) _la2_ 3(disz@t)
7. _a-sza3_ 1(esze3) 1(iku) _GAN2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _sar_ 1(asz)
  calculation: (32 + 25)/2 x (23 + 27)/2 = 7 1/8 iku
8. szar-ru-i3-li2 _szu-gal2#_
9. 1(u) 2(disz) _kur i3#-hi_
10. 2(u) 4(disz) _mer_ [2(u) 6(disz)]
11. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) _GAN2_ 1(asz)
  calculation: 12 x (24 + 26)/2 = 3 iku
12. su4-be-lum u3 i#?-ti-[ti?]
13. 3(u) _la2_ 3(disz@t)! _mar_ 2(u) _la2_ 2(disz@t)
14. 1(gesz2) _la2_ 2(disz@t) _mer_ 5(u) 6(disz)
15. _a-sza3_ 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) _GAN2_ 7(disz) _sar_ 2(barig)
  calculation: (27 + 18)/2 x (58 + 56)/2 = 12.825 iku
16. 2(u) _la2_ 1(disz@t)! _u5 i3-hi_
17. 1(u) _mar i3-hi_
18. _a-sza3_ 2(iku) _GAN2 la2_ 1(u) _sar_ 2(barig)
  calculation: 19 x 10 = 1.9 iku
19. la-mu-um
20. 1/4(iku) _GAN2 bar-gal2_
column 2
1. ip-lu-si2-dingir
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) be-li2-li2 _aszgab_
3. 1(u) _kur_ 1(u) 6(disz)
4. 5(u) _la2_ 1(disz)! _u5 i3-hi!_
5. _a-sza3_ 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) _GAN2_ 3(barig)
  calculation: (10 + 16)/2 x 49 = 6.37 iku (?) ((10 + 15)/2 x 52 = 650 ?)
6. 3(iku) _GAN2 bar-gal2_ 3(barig)
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7. u3-u3
8. 1(u) 4(disz)# _u5#_ 7(disz)
9. 3(u) _la2_ 2(disz@t)# [_kur_] _i3-hi_
10. _a-sza3_ 3(iku) _GAN2 la2_ 6(disz@t)! _sar!_ 3(barig)
  calculation: (14 + 7)/2 x 28 = 2.94 iku
11. i3-li2-dan
12. 2(u) _mer i3-hi_
13. 3(u) _kur_ 2(disz)? [...] x 1(asz)
14. 3(iku) _GAN2 bar-gal2_ 1(asz)
15. _a-sza3_ ($ blank space $)
16. 1(iku) _GAN2 la2_ 1/4(iku) _sar bar-gal2_
17. isz-ma2-dingir _szesz_ i3-li2-dan
18. 5(u) 1(disz) _mer_ 1(gesz2)
19. 2(u) 5(disz) _kur_ 2(u) 3(disz)
20. _a-sza3_ 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) _GAN2_ 3(asz)
  calculation: (51 + 60)/2 x (25 + 23)/2 = 13.32 iku
21. 2(iku) _GAN2_ |ZI&ZI|-dam
22. il2-e-mu#-pi5
left
1. na-zi-ga-na{ki}

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 4, p.7-51, p. 45-46 14

    [Foster1982archive] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “An Agricultural Archive from Sargonic Akkad.” Acta Sumerologica 4: 7–51.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IA 014
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 14:09:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:41:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-04-26 at 17:14:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-07 at 20:20:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:15 CDLI Atf CDLI 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
“ASJ 04, 050? AIA 14 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P212550.
ASJ 04, 050? AIA 14 artifact entry (No. P212550). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212550
ASJ 04, 050? AIA 14 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212550 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).
@misc{1970ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-24]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {ASJ 04, 050? {AIA} 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212550},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212550},
}


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TI  - ASJ 04, 050? AIA 14 artifact entry
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