OIP 099, 505 (P010434)

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 —

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'
1'. i-ku#-i-sar
2'. 1(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szuku gur
rest of column missing
column 2'
1'. [n] |SZE+GAN2| szuku 1(esze3@c) gur
3-4 lines missing
1''. [x]-sar#
rest of column missing
column 3'
1'. [...] 1(esze3@c)#? [...]
4-5 lines missing
1''. 4(bur3@c)#
rest of column missing
column 4'
1'. 4(bur3@c)# [|SZE+GAN2|] szuku [gur]
2'. DI-[utu]
rest of column missing
rest of obverse missing
reverse
column 1'
1'. lugal#
2'. nigin-bar{[ki]}
3'. 1(bur3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szuku gur
4'. lugal
5'. eresz2{ki}
6'. szu-nigin2 4(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) szuku [...]
rest of column missing
rest of reverse blank

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	P010434
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010434

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0095
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: OIP 99, 505

[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), 116

[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
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, 505 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010434.

OIP 099, 505 artifact entry (No. P010434). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010434 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 505 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010434 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 505 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010434.

OIP 099, 505 artifact entry (No. P010434). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010434 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 505 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010434 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010434},
}

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