OIP 099, 504 (P010433)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067644bis ?

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fields.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. mes#-e2-zi-da x
2'. 5(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2|#
3'. [...]
column 2
1. n 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) |SZE+GAN2|
2. ur#?-nigar!-an-si
3. n 1(bur3@c) |SZE+GAN2|
4. [x]-x
5. 2(bur3@c) [...]-su3#?
6. [n] |SZE+GAN2| [x]-su-a
column 3
1. pa4-{an}anzux(MI){muszen} x-x
blank space
reverse
1. kun-kul-aba4{ki}

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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010433
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010433

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0011
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 067644bis ?
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 99, 504

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: 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.
history: Iraq 40(pp. 101-118), 115

[Biggs1978Iraq40] Biggs, Robert D., and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1978. “Inscriptions from Abu Salabikh, 1975.” Iraq 40: 101–18.

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
2024-07-03 at 13:51:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:49:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-01-09 at 16:01:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 504 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010433.

OIP 099, 504 artifact entry (No. P010433). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010433 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 504 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010433 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 504 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010433.

OIP 099, 504 artifact entry (No. P010433). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010433 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 504 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010433 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 504 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010433},
}

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