MAD 1, 009 (P214979)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), 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, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Registro de cebada para trabajadores.)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-su
2'. [...]-da#-di3
3'. [...]-bu3
4'. [...]-dingir#-mu-da
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}utu-e2
2'. 1(asz) 2(barig) tab-ba-[...]
3'. 2(asz) 2(barig) nu-ni-tum#
4'. 2(asz) 2(barig) iq-bi2-a-ni#
5'. szunigin 4(u) 3(asz) gurusz# [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Registro de cebada para trabajadores.)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MAD 1, 9

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace J. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A—
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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  • Excavation No: TA 1931 T0001 08
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-07-13 at 16:59:27 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-10-05 at 15:03:08 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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

“MAD 1, 009 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P214979.
MAD 1, 009 artifact entry (No. P214979). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214979 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 1, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214979 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214979},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P214979
LB  - CDLI:P214979
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - MAD 1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P214979
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 009 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P214979.
MAD 1, 009 artifact entry (No. P214979). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214979 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 1, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214979 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214979},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P214979
LB  - CDLI:P214979
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - MAD 1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P214979
ER  - 
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