Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? (P271223)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 271223

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [x] esir2# E2-A gur
2. sila3 zabar-ta
3. amar-ha-a-du
4. ad-kup4-ra
5. an-na-sum
6. gir2-su{ki}
7. i3-DU
8. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 1(u@c)#? gur#?
2. e2-gal#
3. gir2-su{ki}-ke4
4. ba-DU
  (double rule through 2nd and 3rd columns)
5. 1(disz@t) ku3 gin2
6. 5(ban2@c) la2 igi 3(disz)-gal2-ta
7. esz3-ta
8. sa10
9. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sig4#?-bi gin2-ta
column 3
1. [x x]-ma#?-x
2. 2(asz@c) musz3#? uruda ma-na#-ta
3. am3-sa10
  (double rule through 2nd and 3rd columns)
4. 2(u@c) musz3 uruda ma-na
5. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2-kam
6. inim-(d}utu-zi
7. dam-gar3
8. gir2#-su{ki}-ke4
column 4
1. x x [x]
2. ad-kup4#-[ra]
3. mu-na-sum
4. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sig4#?-bi gin2-ta#
5. ad-kup4-ra
6. e2-gal-e
7. mu-na-sum
reverse
column 1
1. esir2# e2-gal-e
2. ba-DU-a-kam#
  (double rule)
3. ka-ka-[x] zi# [x]
4. dam-gar3 [x x]
5. x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. lugal AB#?-gir2#-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271223

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 271223
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-04-27 at 05:27:05 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Anonymous 271223 Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P271223.
Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P271223). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271223 (Original work published 2005)
Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271223 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023Anonymous,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271223},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P271223
LB  - CDLI:P271223
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271223
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Anonymous 271223 Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P271223.
Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P271223). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271223 (Original work published 2005)
Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271223 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023Anonymous,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271223},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P271223
LB  - CDLI:P271223
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Anonymous 271223 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271223
ER  -
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