Himrin 4, 36 (P212501)

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 (Registro de campos.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(bur3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2
2. isz-te4
3. be-li2-li2 _ensi2_
4. 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2
5. isz-te4
6. i-bi2-dingir-a-bi
7. 5(iku@c) GAN2#
8. isz-te4
9. [...]-_sag-a-ni_
10. _dub-sar_
reverse
blank space
1. _szu-nigin2_ 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)# GAN2 x
2. x-du-du
3. in a-ba-bi{ki}
blank space

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 (Registro de campos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P212501
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P212501

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, 36

[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
2012-05-31 at 11:31:42	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2012-05-31 at 11:30:55	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2012-05-16 at 10:52:06	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-06 at 15:41:42	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, 36 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212501.

Himrin 4, 36 artifact entry (No. P212501). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212501 (Original work published 1970)

Himrin 4, 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212501 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212501},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Himrin 4, 36 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212501.

Himrin 4, 36 artifact entry (No. P212501). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212501 (Original work published 1970)

Himrin 4, 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212501 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Himrin 4, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212501},
}

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