Lippmann Coll 159 (P472459)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Carl L. Lippmann Collection, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Carl L. Lippmann Collection, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain

Museum Number

CL 233

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 1(u@c) gesz-gid2#-da
2. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) {uruda}gag
3. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) sagszu{uruda#}
4. 2(gesz2@c) [n] sagszu siki#? x
5. [n] 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) da-si#
6. [...] e2# [...]
7. [...] x x
reverse
1. [...] nig2-su-a bala#?
blank space
2. 1(asz@c) kusz unu ma2
3. 1(asz@c) tug2 du8#-a ma2#
4. 1(asz@c) sa-ha-ru
5. 1(asz@c) siki du8-a im-ru
6. 1(asz@c) ha-zi{uruda#}
7. 2(asz@c) tukul <si>-sa2{uruda}
8. ur#-e2-mah
9. e#-na-szum2
rest broken

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)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Early Naram-Suen
Dates Referenced	Naramsin.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P472459
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P472459

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	70.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Carl L. Lippmann Collection, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain
Museum Number	CL 233
Accession Number

References

primary: Lippmann Collection, 159

[Molina2014Lippmann] Molina, Manuel, Maria E. Milone, and Ekaterina Markina. 2014. Sargonic Cuneiform Tablets in the Real Academia de La Historia: The Carl L. Lippmann Collection. Catálogo Del Gabinete de Antigüedades, I.1.6. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid.

2.1.1.3.9: storehouse - weapons and military equipment - expenditure (e-na-szum2)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 09:15:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-01-02 at 12:50:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-12-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Molina, Manuel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Lippmann Coll 159 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P472459.

Lippmann Coll 159 artifact entry (No. P472459). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P472459 (Original work published 2014)

Lippmann Coll 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P472459 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P472459},
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Cite this Artifact

“Lippmann Coll 159 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P472459.

Lippmann Coll 159 artifact entry (No. P472459). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P472459 (Original work published 2014)

Lippmann Coll 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P472459 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {Lippmann {Coll} 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P472459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P472459},
}

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