TCBI 1, 023 (P382275)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

BdI 2, 068

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) la2 4(asz@c) ninni5 gu2
2. 1(u@c) zi-ba-tum LAGAB
3. ur-gu
4. bad3{ki}
column 2
1. mu#-[kux(DU)]
2. iti a2#-[ki]-ti-kam
3. mes-ki-gal#-[la]
4. ensi2#
5. adab{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. kur {gesz}erin-ta#
2. _im-[hur]_
rest blank
column 2
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain] Early Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P382275
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P382275

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)	Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy
Museum Number	BdI 2, 068
Accession Number

References

primary: TCBI 1, 23

[Pomponio2006TCBI1] Pomponio, Francesco, Aage Westenholz, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2006. Le Tavolette Cuneiformi Di Adab Delle Collezioni Della Banca d’Italia. 1. Roma: Banca d’Italia.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-09-22 at 07:30:37	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-02-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 1, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P382275.

TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry (No. P382275). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382275 (Original work published 2008)

TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382275 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2022TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382275},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P382275
LB  - CDLI:P382275
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P382275
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 1, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P382275.

TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry (No. P382275). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382275 (Original work published 2008)

TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382275 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2022TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382275},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P382275
LB  - CDLI:P382275
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCBI 1, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P382275
ER  -