AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650 (P212432)

Official or display mace excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1937-0650

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Mace

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

Akkadian

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object mace head
surface a
1. _gesz-hum_
 en: This mace head
2. a#-na {d}en-ki
 en: to Ea
3. i3#-li2-sa-liq
 en: did Ilī-šāliq
4. _dumu#_ ku-ku
 en: son of Kuku,
5. _a# mu-ru_
 en: dedicate.

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  • Artifact type: Mace Artifact type comments:

    mace head

  • Material: Stone
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    mace head

  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

    [Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: HSAO 3, 051 K 39

    [Braun-Holzinger1991HSAO3] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1991. Mesopotamische Weihgaben Der Frühdynastischen Bis Altbabylonischen Zeit. Vol. 3. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient.

  • history: FAOS 7, 372, Varia 4

    [Gelb1990FAOS7] Gelb, Ignace J., and Burkhart Kienast. 1990. Die Altakkadischen Königsinschriften Des Dritten Jahrtausends. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 7.

  • history: TCS 1, p. 99-100 ad 54

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

  • citation: JNES 31, 293

    [Gibson1972JNES31] Gibson, McGuire. 1972. “Umm El-Jīr, a Town in Akkad.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 31 (4): 237–94. https://doi.org/10.1086/372198.

    (credit Moorey)

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1937-0650
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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  • Excavation No: Ki 765
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-15 at 16:31:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-24 at 15:57:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-06-17 at 09:31:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-06-17 at 09:22:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-06-17 at 07:58:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:41:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-09-28 at 09:42:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 171, 1937-650 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212432.
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650 artifact entry (No. P212432). (2024, September 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212432 (Original work published 1970)
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212432 (Accessed: June 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 18},
	title = {AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212432},
}


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