RIAA 250 (P387786)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0154

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri people)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] x [...]
3'. _nig2-szu_ x-x-su-um _ugula mar-tu_
4'. _erin2-mesz_ bi-ir-tim
5'. _sza3_ sza-la-at
6'. i3-si-in{ki}
7'. _nig2-ba lugal_
8'. a-na {d}na-na-a
reverse
1. nam-ha-ar-ti
2. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ib-ni-szu
3. u3 i-ku-un-ka
4. _zi-ga nig2-szu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
5. _ugula_ a-si-ri
  blank space
6. _[iti ... u4 n-kam]_
7. _[mu ...]_
seal 1
1. [i]-ku-un-[...]
2. [x] x sza? [...]
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri people)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P387786

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0154
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIAA (1925), 250

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

  • history: SANER 2, 342 (coll.)

    [Seri2013SANER2] Seri, Andrea. 2013. The House of Prisoners. Vol. 2. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-21 at 13:55:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:52:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-07-19 at 15:17:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIAA 250 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387786.
RIAA 250 artifact entry (No. P387786). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387786 (Original work published 2008)
RIAA 250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387786 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024RIAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {RIAA 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387786},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P387786
LB  - CDLI:P387786
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RIAA 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387786
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIAA 250 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387786.
RIAA 250 artifact entry (No. P387786). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387786 (Original work published 2008)
RIAA 250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387786 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024RIAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {RIAA 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387786},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P387786
LB  - CDLI:P387786
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RIAA 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387786
ER  -
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