MAD 1, 180 (P212453)

Tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Classical Sargonic
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P212453
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P212453

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TA 1932 T0008
Findspot	J18:20 Houses
Stratigraphic Level	Stratum IVb
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: MAD 1, 180

[Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.
history: AfO 25 (pp. 95-110), p. 97, no. 8

[Westenholz1974-1977SchoolTexts] Westenholz, Aage. 1974-1977. “Old Akkadian School Texts. Some Goals of Sargonic Scribal Education.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 25: 95–110. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41636310.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 16:19:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-11-07 at 16:48:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-11-02 at 09:38:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 180 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212453.

MAD 1, 180 artifact entry (No. P212453). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212453 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212453 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MAD 1, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212453},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 180 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212453.

MAD 1, 180 artifact entry (No. P212453). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212453 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212453 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MAD 1, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212453
LB  - CDLI:P212453
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MAD 1, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212453
ER  -