Iraq 40, 526 (P010456)

Lexical 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)

Lexical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010456
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010456

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 1061
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P010456

References

primary: Iraq 40(pp. 101-118), IAS 526

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 40, 526 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010456.

Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry (No. P010456). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010456 (Original work published 2001)

Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010456 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010456},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
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TI  - Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 40, 526 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010456.

Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry (No. P010456). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010456 (Original work published 2001)

Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010456 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2024Iraq,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010456},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010456
LB  - CDLI:P010456
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Iraq 40, 526 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010456
ER  -