Adab 0900 (P217567)

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, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00900

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Etiqueta de cesto de tablillas.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub
 en: Tablet-basket:
2. ni-is-qu2 ba-zah3
 en: select (asses), escaped;
3. ni-is-qu2 ba-usz2
 en: select (asses), slaughtered;
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ensi2#
 en: governor
2'. adab{ki}
 en: of Adab.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Etiqueta de cesto de tablillas.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217567

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 A00900
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) c7fa6f9a-f6e9-4ca2-b1ec-985d45f6fd14

References

  • primary: PPAC 1 (= SIA), 0900

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 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
2019-02-28 at 09:01:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-17 at 09:10:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:29:49 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
2006-10-12 at 12:34:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 0900 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217567.
Adab 0900 artifact entry (No. P217567). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217567 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0900 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217567 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0900 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217567},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0900 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217567.
Adab 0900 artifact entry (No. P217567). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217567 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0900 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217567 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0900 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217567
LB  - CDLI:P217567
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Adab 0900 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217567
ER  -
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