OIP 099, 491 (P010420)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067653

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (plough oxen, donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(gesz2@c)# gu4-apin
2. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze gur gu7
3. 3(bur'u@c)? sze-GAN2 gi4
4. [n] gur la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [sze] numun#
5. 2(gesz2@c)# 3(u@c) ansze#!-apin
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) 4(barig@c)? sze gur gu7
2. 1(bur'u@c)? GAN2 gesz-ur3
3. 3(gesz2@c) ansze!-apin
4. 6(asz@c) sze gur gu7
blank space
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (plough oxen, donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010420
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010420

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0078
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 067653
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 99, 491

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
citation: OIP 99, p. 96

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 161

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-21 at 11:36:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Reckling, Lucas	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-11-10 at 06:18:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 491 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010420.

OIP 099, 491 artifact entry (No. P010420). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010420 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 491 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010420 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 491 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010420.

OIP 099, 491 artifact entry (No. P010420). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010420 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 491 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010420 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	month = {sep 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010420},
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