ETB 2, 14 (P212516)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131738

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) _gurusz_
2. na-gar3{ki}
3. 4(u@c) _gurusz_
4. ur-kesz3{ki}
5. 3(u@c) _gurusz_
6. li-la-ab-szi2-num2{ki}
7. 2(u@c) _gurusz_
8. sze3-eh-na{ki}
reverse
1. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) _gurusz_
2. hi-dar{ki}
3. 4(u@c) ka3-ka3-ba-an{ki}
4. szunigin 3(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) _gurusz_
5. 2(u) ta2-dum{ki}
6. 2(u)# taq2-da-asz2
7. 1(u)# ga#-bu-la

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 14

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: NABU 1992/65

    [Catagnoti1992NABU65] Catagnoti, Amalia, and Marco Bonechi. 1992. “Le Volcan Kawkab, Nagar et Problemes Connexes.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1992 (2).

  • history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 199 no. a1

    [Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

  • history: Iraq 7 (pp. 22-66), 1940) 60f., copy pl. V

    [Gadd1940Iraq7] Gadd, Cyril J. 1940. “Tablets from Chagar Bazar and Tall Brak, 1937-38.” Iraq 7: 22–66. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241663?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents.

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 69

    [Loretz1969AOAT3] Loretz, Oswald. 1969. Texte Aus Chagar Bazar Und Tell Brak. Vol. 3/1. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon.

  • history: Michalowski Memory and deed 1993, 80f.

    [Michalowski1993Memory] Liverani, Mario, ed. 1993. “Memory and Deed: The Historiography of the Political Expansion of the Akkad State.” In Akkad: The First World Empire [ Akkad. Il Primo Impero Universale : Strutture, Ideologia, Tradizioni (Conference 1990, Rome) ], 69–90. HANE. S 5. Padova : Sargon.

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  • Museum No.: BM 131738
  • Accession No.: 1954-05-10, 0049

  • Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
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  • Excavation No: F 1153
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 16:35:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 15:54:30 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 13:18:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:57:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:10 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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
“ETB 2, 14 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212516.
ETB 2, 14 artifact entry (No. P212516). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212516 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212516 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212516},
}

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