Himrin 4, 20 (P212485)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Himrin/Tell Suleimah), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Himrin/Tell Suleimah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Recibo de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) _sze_ 2(disz)-UL
2. _sze libir_
3. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) _sze_ 2(disz)-UL
4. _sze_ szu 3(disz) _mu_
5. i3-li2-a-hi
6. szu {gesz}gi
7. im-hur
reverse
1. in a-wa-al{ki}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Recibo de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P212485
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P212485

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Himrin/Tell Suleimah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: Himrin 4, 20

[Rashid1981Himrin4] Rashid, Fawzi. 1981. The Ancient Inscriptions in Himrin Area: Results of the Salvage Excavations at Himrin Reservoir. Himrin 4. Ministry of Culture.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 13:20:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-06 at 15:40:37	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Himrin 4, 20 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212485.

Himrin 4, 20 artifact entry (No. P212485). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212485 (Original work published 1970)

Himrin 4, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212485 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Himrin 4, 20 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212485.

Himrin 4, 20 artifact entry (No. P212485). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212485 (Original work published 1970)

Himrin 4, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212485 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212485},
}

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