Adab 0636 (P217470)

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, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00636

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu
 en: To my lord
2. u3-na-du11
 en: say
3. i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2-e na-be2-a
 en: what Ilī-ištakal says:
4. [1(asz@c)] {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t)
 en: “1 2-wheeled transport wagon
5. ba#-ma in-na-du11
 en: give out to me,” I said to him,
6. nu-ma-ba
 en: but he did not give to me;
7. e3-ni-sze3
 en: as to his sending out,
8. ki-babbar-ra{ki}-ka
 en: in Kibabbara,
9. e2 ba-zi-zi-ka
 en: in the house of Bazizi,
10. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir e2-|UMBINxLU| 2(disz@t)
 en: 1 2-wheeled transport wagon
11. al-gal2
 en: is available;
12. lu2-mu igi im-mi-du8-am3
 en: my own man saw it!
13. lu2 kin-gi4-a-ka-ni
 en: After his (my lord’s) messenger
14. u3-mu-gi4
 en: has returned,
reverse
1. ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu
 en: may he (my lord) have him (Bazizi) give it to me!
2. _ARAD2_ kal-ga-ni-me-en6
 en: His (my lord’s) strong servant am I;
3. ga-na sza3-mu he2-eb2-hul2-le
 en: come now, may my gut be happy!
4. im sar-ra-bi#
 en: The written document of this case
5. igi#-ni-sze3 [he2]-gal2#
 en: should be before him (Bazizi)!
6. ur5-e gesztu2#-ga-na
 en: In this way to his mind
7. he2-na-[ni]-ib2#-ru#-gu2#
 en: it should this be made clear!
8. u3 ga2-e sza3-ga-ni ab-hul2-le-en6
 en: Then I will myself make his (my lord’s) gut happy!

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Carta.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217470

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A00636
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 84ffe113-5778-4259-807e-ed850df01d99

References

  • primary: PPAC 1 (= SIA), 0636

    [Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations 1. Changchun: IHAC.

  • history: FAOS 19, Ad 8

    [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: JCS 10 (pp. 11-31), 17.

    [Sollberger1956JCS10] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. “Selected Texts from American Collections.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 10 (1): 11–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359139.

    P. Michalowski, Letters no. 30

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
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 10:43:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-06-15 at 09:47:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-15 at 09:42:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:01 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-04 at 18:15:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0636 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217470.
Adab 0636 artifact entry (No. P217470). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217470 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0636 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217470 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {Adab 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217470},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0636 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217470.
Adab 0636 artifact entry (No. P217470). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217470 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0636 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217470 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217470},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - Adab 0636 artifact entry
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