FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 (P213212)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 121205

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en-ma
2. isz-ku-un-{d}da-gan
3. a-na lugal-ra
4. _GAN2_{lam} 'a3-ru-usz
  eqlam
5. u3 _masz2 ansze_ u3-s,u-ur
6. a-pu-na-ma
7. gu-ti-um-ma-me
8. _GAN2_{lam}
9. u-la a-ru-usz
10. a taq2-bi2
11. a-na 1/2(asz@c) _da-na-ta_
12. ma-aq-qa2-di3
13. su4-si-ib-ma
14. at-ta2
15. _GAN2_{lam} 'a3-ru-usz
16. ki _gurusz-gurusz_
17. u-wa-ka3-mu
18. ti-bu-tam2
19. li-se11-u3-ni-kum-ma
20. _masz2 ansze_ a-na _iri{ki}_-lim
21. su2-ta2-ri2-ib
reverse
1. szum!-ma _masz2 ansze_-me
2. gu-ti-u3 it-ru-u3
3. u3 a-na-ku8
4. munus-ma u-la a-qa2-bi
5. _ku3-babbar_-am a-na-da-kum
  kaspam
6. e#-li2
7. na-'a3-asz2 {d}szar-ka3-li2-szar3-ri2
8. u3-ma2
9. szum-ma _masz2 ansze_
10. gu-ti-u3 a2-ru-u3
11. in ra-ma-ni-ka3
12. lu ta2-na-da-nu
13. a-na-lim-ma ki a-la-kam
14. _ku3-babbar_-am <la> a-na-da-nu-kum
14. u3 at-ta2 _masz2 ansze_
15. u2-la ta2-na-s,a-ar
16. isz-pi2-ki2
17. ki2-nu-tim
18. a-ri2-isz-ka3
19. mu-bi lu ti-da

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P213212

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 121205
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.121205
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1930-0409-1

References

  • primary: FAOS 19, Gir 19

    [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: JRAS 1932 (pp. 295-308), 296

    [Smith1932JRAS] Smith, Sidney. 1932. “Notes on the Gutian Period.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 64 (2): 295–308.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-20 at 19:36:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2007-08-04 at 18:15:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213212.
FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 artifact entry (No. P213212). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213212 (Original work published 1970)
FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213212 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {FAOS 19, p. 89ff, {Gir} 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213212},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213212.
FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 artifact entry (No. P213212). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213212 (Original work published 1970)
FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213212 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {FAOS 19, p. 89ff, {Gir} 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213212},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213212
LB  - CDLI:P213212
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - FAOS 19, p. 89ff, Gir 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213212
ER  -
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