Education in the Earliest Schools 004 (P388254)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 2, 009

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar
2. e2 da-du-mu-kam
3. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
4. dingir-na in-si-za
5. 1(disz) ur-e2-dam
6. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}iszkur
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa#-e3#
8. 1(disz) szu-[...]
9. 1(disz) x-[...]
10. 1(disz)# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 1(disz)# [...]
2'. 1(disz) x [...]
3'. 1(disz) ka5-a#
4'. 1(disz) u-bar dub-sar
5'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ha-ia3 dub-sar#
6'. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni um-mi-a
7'. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
8'. igi-bi-sze3 e2 ba-szum2
9'. inim-bi al-til
10'. tug2-bi al-ur3
11'. mu lugal ba-pa3
12'. lugal-szuba3-zi ensi2 adab{ki}-ba

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P388254
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P388254

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain) antiquities market
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number	SC 2, 009
Accession Number	40837

References

primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 4

[Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 14:28:26	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-05-30 at 12:52:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 004 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388254.

Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry (No. P388254). (2009, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388254

Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388254 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/4/6/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388254
LB  - CDLI:P388254
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388254
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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 004 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388254.

Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry (No. P388254). (2009, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388254

Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388254 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2009Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/4/6/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388254
LB  - CDLI:P388254
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388254
ER  -