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OIM A00644 (P209878)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00644

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 75.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: OIP 138, p. 140

[Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138. https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/oip138.pdf.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A00644
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Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2013-09-28 at 11:08:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:38:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:35:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:44:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051935) (051935)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (de2e2783-64b6-42c7-a9af-a663f391ac3f) (de2e2783-64b6-42c7-a9af-a663f391ac3f)

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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00644 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P209878.

OIM A00644 artifact entry (No. P209878). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209878 (Original work published 2002)

OIM A00644 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209878 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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	month = {oct 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209878},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00644 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P209878.

OIM A00644 artifact entry (No. P209878). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209878 (Original work published 2002)

OIM A00644 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209878 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {OIM {A00644} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209878},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - OIM A00644 artifact entry
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