Iraq 40, 529 (P010459)

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 081449

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

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	P010459
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010459

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 1063
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081449
Accession Number

References

primary: Iraq 40(pp. 101-118), IAS 529

[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
2024-07-03 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
2018-01-01 at 09:38:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-10-03 at 12:52:05	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

“Iraq 40, 529 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010459.

Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry (No. P010459). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010459 (Original work published 2001)

Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010459 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010459},
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Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 40, 529 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010459.

Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry (No. P010459). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010459 (Original work published 2001)

Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010459 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010459},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - Iraq 40, 529 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010459
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