Royal Mounds of A'ali 427 05 (P507621)

Administrative Vessel excavated in Dilmun (mod. A'ali Bahrain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in A'ali, Bahrain

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

A'ali, Bahrain

Museum Number

AB —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilmun (mod. A'ali Bahrain)

Artifact Type

Vessel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object vessel
surface a
1. 1(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
en: 1 barig 5 1/2 sila3
ca. 65 1/2 liters

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Amorite dynasty 1st half 2nd millennium BC
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20171218 marchesi: jar fragment with inscribed capacity 1 barig 5 1/2 sila3, another example is Höjlund 1994: 103 and fig. 248; Eidem 1994: 301-302 and fig. 1714 (facing p. 301)

CDLI number	P507621
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P507621

Physical information

vessel

Artifact type	Vessel vessel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilmun (mod. A'ali Bahrain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	x1
Findspot	Royal Mound P
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	A'ali, Bahrain
Museum Number	AB —
Accession Number

References

primary: Royal Mounds of A'ali, p. 427 no. 05

[Marchesi2017A'ali] Marchesi, Gianni. 2017. “Appendix 5: Inscriptions from the Royal Mounds of A’ali (Bahrain) and Related Texts.” In The Royal Mounds of A’ali in Bahrain : The Emergence of Kingship in Early Dilmun, edited by Steffen Terp Laursen, 100:425–33. Jutland Archaeological Society Publications. Aarhus : Aarhus University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-12-02 at 18:35:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-10-09 at 09:18:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-12-22 at 19:41:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507621.

Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 artifact entry (No. P507621). (2024, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507621 (Original work published 2017)

Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507621 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507621.

Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 artifact entry (No. P507621). (2024, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507621 (Original work published 2017)

Royal Mounds of A’ali 427 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507621 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507621},
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