ETB 2, 34 (P212518)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131740

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-x-lu5
2. [...]-x-tum#
3. [...]-x
4. [...]
5. [...]-lum#
6. [...]-x-lu#
7. [...]-lu5#-bu3#
8. [...]
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212518

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Excavation Number F 1162
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131740
Accession Number 1954-05-10, 0051

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131740
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1954-0510-51

References

  • primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 34

    [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: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 199 no. b3

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

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 71

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

  • history: AfO 25 (pp. 95-110), p. 105

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 16:37:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 16:21:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 16:19:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 16:14:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:42:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:33:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:57:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:11 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“ETB 2, 34 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212518.
ETB 2, 34 artifact entry (No. P212518). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212518 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 34 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212518 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212518},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ETB 2, 34 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212518.
ETB 2, 34 artifact entry (No. P212518). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212518 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 34 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212518 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212518},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - ETB 2, 34 artifact entry
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