Adab 0661 (P217478)

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 A00661

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [...-ra]
2. [u3-na]-du11
3. nam-tar-re2-e
4. na-be2-a
5. 1(asz@c) ansze
6. UN-gal-ka
7. szu-ni-AN dub-sar
8. ba-an-de6
9. 1(asz@c) i3-sa6-sa6
10. [...]
reverse
1. [ba-an-DU]
2. e2 ur-{gesz}gigir2
3. dumu lugal-KA-ke4
4. ba-ab-lah5-he-esz2
5. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 ki gesz-i3-ka
6. szabra e2-ke4
7. [in]-na-szum2-ma-a
8. [...] x
9. [...]

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, 0661

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

  • history: FAOS 19, Ad 14

    [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: P. Michalowski, Letters no. 27,

    [sec25954] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00661
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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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:20 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
“Adab 0661 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217478.
Adab 0661 artifact entry (No. P217478). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217478 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0661 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217478 (Accessed: April 27, 2024).
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	title = {Adab 0661 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217478},
}


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