OIP 099, 511 (P010440)

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. 1(bur3@c) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(esze@c) |SZE+GAN2| szuku gur
rest broken
column 3
1. 2(bur3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szuku e2
2. ad
3. i#?-[...]
rest broken
column 4
1. 1(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szuku gur
2. a-UZU(LAK350@90)-u9 ugula
3. 1(esze3@c)#? |SZE+GAN2| [...]
rest broken
column 5
1. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab
2. arinax(LAK349)-SZE3-da#?-AN
3. [...]
4. 1(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab SAL
rest broken
column 6
1. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab
2. lal3-la-ad{ki}
3. 2(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab SAL
4. ki-x-gesz-a{ki}
5. 1(esze@c) 1(iku@c) [...]
rest broken
column 7
1. e2#?-[x]-x-[x?]-sa-tu#
2. a{ki}
3. 2(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab
4. 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) |SZE+GAN2| szu-tab SAL
5. [n] |SZE+GAN2| [...]
rest broken
column 8
1. n 2(bur3@c) [...]
n lines broken
2'. 1(bur3@c) |SZE+GAN2|# szuku gur#
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
blank space
column 2
beginning broken
blank space
column 3
beginning broken
blank space
column 4
beginning broken
blank space
(double vertical ruling)
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-x
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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010440
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010440

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0189
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: OIP 99, 511

[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. 97

[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.
history: Steinkeller 1986.

[sec3298] N.d.

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
2012-07-11 at 17:10:30	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-01-09 at 16:01:46	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, 511 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010440.

OIP 099, 511 artifact entry (No. P010440). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010440 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 511 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010440 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010440},
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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 511 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010440.

OIP 099, 511 artifact entry (No. P010440). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010440 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 511 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010440 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 511 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010440},
}

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