Adab 1121 (P217635)

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 (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A01121

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Recibo de plata, ovejas, cebada y trabajadores.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] dam? [...] gur
2'. [...]-tur
3'. [...]
4'. [...] dub-sar
5'. [...] sze gur
6'. nar#-tur
7'. [...] 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
8'. ur#-{d}nin-tu
9'. [...] sze gur
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [szunigin] 3(u@c) 5(disz) [n sila3] sze gur
4. e2#-kiszib3-ba e2-gal
5. an#-si
6. ug3-IL2 dub-sar
7. 1(u@c) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
8. sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. 1(u@c) udu
10. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
11. nar-tur
12. 1/2(asz@c) ma-na ku3-babbar
13. sze-bi 1(u) gur
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gurusz 3(asz@c) geme2
2. ku3-bi 2/3(disz){sza} [...]
3. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. ur-{d}nin-tu
5. 2/3(disz){sza} ku3 udu
6. sag-ku5-x
  blank space
7. szunigin 2/3(disz){sza} 4(asz@c) gin2 ku3-babbar
8. sze-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. szunigin 1(u@c) udu
10. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
11. szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz 3(asz@c) geme2
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
  blank space
2. [...] sze gur
3. [...] ku3-[babbar]
4. [szu] ti#-a
5. [...] za GAN2 ne
  blank space
  rest broken

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): Administrative (Recibo de plata, ovejas, cebada y trabajadores.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Adab, 1121

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A01121
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:24 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 1121 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217635.
Adab 1121 artifact entry (No. P217635). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217635 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 1121 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217635 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Adab 1121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217635},
}


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