Sumer 59, 060 (P469972)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kesh (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 208458,4

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kesh (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 5.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-[...]
2. _dumu_-su#?
3. im-hur
4. _7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur_
5. szu-i3-li2-su
6. _dumu_ ur-ab-zu
7. _4(asz@c) sze gur_
reverse
1. in 1(asz@c) _gu4_
2. _gu4-lah5_
3. _dumu_ ur-ab-zu
4. _1(u@c) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. ur-ab-zu
6. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gi2?
7. x-i3?
left
1. _gu4-lah5-ke4-ne umma!{ki}-ke4_

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)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P469972
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P469972

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 5.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kesh (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	WI 4552,5
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 208458,4
Accession Number

References

primary: Sumer 59 (pp. 42-61), 060

[Saadoon2014Sumer59] Saadoon, Abather R. 2014. “New Cuneiform Texts from Tell Al-Wilaya (Ancient Kesh?) Kept In The Iraqi Museum.” Sumer 59: 42–61.

Distribution

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 13:57:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-02-10 at 08:30:20	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-07-20 at 00:40:08	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-10-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 59, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469972.

Sumer 59, 060 artifact entry (No. P469972). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469972 (Original work published 2014)

Sumer 59, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469972 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469972},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 59, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469972.

Sumer 59, 060 artifact entry (No. P469972). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469972 (Original work published 2014)

Sumer 59, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469972 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Sumer 59, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469972},
}

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