OIM A00797 (P209891)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00797

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

47.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Non-public ATF

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P209891
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P209891

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	47.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A00797
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	051948
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	87c102e7-69e6-4c38-b9f9-0b3166162933

References

history: OIP 138, p. 141

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-02-18 at 10:02:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:52:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:38:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:35:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:44:53	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00797 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P209891.

OIM A00797 artifact entry (No. P209891). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209891 (Original work published 2002)

OIM A00797 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209891 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00797 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P209891.

OIM A00797 artifact entry (No. P209891). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209891 (Original work published 2002)

OIM A00797 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209891 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {OIM {A00797} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209891},
}

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PY  - 2022
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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - OIM A00797 artifact entry
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